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    Traffic Management and Accident Investtigation with

    Practical Driving
    Historical Baccckground of Land Transportation
    Transsportation-is the movement or conveying of persons and goods from one
    location to another.
    Various Anciennt Modes of Transportation
    A. Manpower- Early man, who had no domesticated animals, ccarried his
    ownn burdens. More today, Manpower iss important in transportation in
    manny parts of the world.

    1. Walking (Traveling by foot)- It is commonly cited by referrennce books


    and literatures that man first used the power of his own feet in traveling
    wwhille a load is either carried or dragged. Coincidentally, the english word
    “pedestrian” was coined from “pedester” whicch means to travel by foot.

    2. Carrying Pole- In china and other parts of Far East, the carrying pole,
    balanced on the shoulder is a popular carrying device. On islands of the
    pacific, the ends of the pole are supported by two men, with goods
    suspended from the pole in between.

    3. Back Load and Tumpline- In many parts of the world, goods are carried on
    the back. In subtemala, pots are carried on a wooden framework supported
    by a tumpline across the forehead. In the Andes, the load is held on the back
    by a strap passing over the chest.

    4. Sledge on Rollers- the moving of heavy burdens was to place them on


    sledge which rested on a series of rollers.

    5. Sledge on Runners- a simple sledge, probably man drawn, was in use at the
    end of the stone age in northern europe, as evidenced by fragment off
    wooden runners whicch survived.
    6. Travois – as the pole arrangement called, serves as a platform on which the
    burdens are placed. The platform or crossed-beam poles are then dragged by
    humans or animals.

    B. Animal Power- The domestication of animals greatky increased the


    potential power available for transsportation.

    1. Ox- cattle, which were first domesticated in mesopotamia, were used as


    draft animals to draw war chariots. Oxen are still used as draft animals in
    many regions of the world. In some parts of africa, they are used as pack
    annimals and for riding.

    2. Reindeer- these were first domesticated in siberia in the beginning of the


    christian era. In the altai mountains, they were ridden with ssaddles.
    Elsewhere, they draw sledges ssomewhat llike the dog sledges of the far
    north.

    3. Dog – the dog,, the first animal domisticated, is too slight to cary heaavy
    loads. The plain indians sometimes packed light loads on dogs back, and
    piled goods on a travios which the dogs dradonkeygged.

    4. Donkey – the donkey or ass, first domesticated in the middle easst. Early
    dogs came to use as a back animal before the domestication of the camel.
    5. Llama- In pre-columbian America, the lama was the only new world
    animal other than the dog capable of domestication for use un transport.

    6. Elephant – the Carthaginians used african elephant in their war against


    rome but in recent centuries, these animals have not been tamed. In india,
    elephants were formerly used in war and are still employed to some
    extent for ceremonial processions and big game hunting. In burma and
    thailand, these huge animals are widely used in the lumber industry.

    7. Horse- around 2,000 B.C horse drawn chariots appeared in southwest


    asia and 1,000 years later, the persians arrived with cavalry which gave
    mobility and power to the german tribes who invaded europe and to the
    central asian conqueror genghis khan.

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