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和mm 1886, Karl Benz drove his first automobile through Ne STSE
Benz.
Munich, Germany. The car was the forerunner of today's Mercedes
1 ) the citizens, because it WaS noisy and scared 初
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The machine (
ens, the local officials 反上
the children and horses. Pressured by the citiz
5 immediately established a speed limit for <horseless carriage” of three and
a half miles an hour in the city limits and seve
Benz knew he could never develop 4 market for his car and compete
against horses if he had to creep along at those
mayor of the town for a ride. The mayor accepted. Benz then arranged
mn miles an hour outside.
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speeds, so he invited the
0 ( 2 )amilkman to park his horse and wagon on a certain street and,
as Benz and the mayor drove by, to Whip up his old horse and pass them
一 and as he did so to jeer at them.
The plan worked. The mayor Was furious and demanded that Benz
overtake the milkwagon. Benz apologized but said that because of the
js ridiculous speed law he was not permitted to go any faster. Very soon
after that the law was changed.
Benz proved that the art of diplomacy is (getting people to see things
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(注) Munich ミュンヘン(ドイツの都市) jeer からかう, あざける