• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I’m the times coaches like that became common it wasn’t really safe to travel in most parts of the world.

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      Weren’t these coaches a thing in the 19th century US, from which time the term comes? From what i could find quickly, Highway robbery became less of a thing in the UK and mainland Europe by the end of the 18th century.