The law said “self-propelled” machine, which obviously doesn’t include a bicycle, which’s not self-propelled (you need to propel it). It was actually about cars.
@@zerodio2906 an old old phrase, that everything new that we imagine has a concept that was already invented or naturally occurred. Sounds nerdy, but it’s oftenly seems true
@@noahjohnson935I remember when labour was in control, they were making laws left and right until Tony Blair (the biggest meat rider in human history) turned Britain into Bush's personal toy. I'm saying that as a non brit btw.
Dead Kennedys already made that joke in 1978, although in a different context (Moscone-Milk assassinations): "I'm the new folk hero of the Ku Klux Klan My cop friends think that's fine You can get away with murder if you've got a badge I fought the law and I won I fought the law and I won I fought the law and I won I am the law so I won"
Fun fact these used to just be called "bicycles" until the "safety bicycle" was popularised which is what we now know as just "a bicycle". So they were retroactively known as Penny Farthings though logically they should be known as Danger Bicycles.
@cynx.5200 this is a law from a bygone era where they probably wanted to reduce the amount of penny-farthing related accidents. Being run over by a bike is no joke, and the rider, being so high up is likely to get very injured as well.
@@cynx.5200It's an outdated law that isn't enforced anymore. Like, it's illegal to sing in the shower in any of the 5 boroughs of NYC, or sleep in your fridge in PA... etc.
@@cynx.5200Back in the days when the Penny Farthing was actually used, this law made sense, but someone forgot to remove this law and now it's just stupid. This is a funny example of how the law screws up sometimes.
The 1896 act actually was to remove the 4mph limit imposed in the 1865 act, and increase it to 14mph. It was also to do with cars self-propelled meaning “not propelled by horses”. It seems you thoroughly misunderstood this.
I didn't want to be "that guy," so I see you got to it first. I was also wondering if that bike counts as a "self-propelled" machine. Because it does not really propell itself, it requires the force of a person peddling it to move. Unlike an automobile that can propell itself.
@@christopherreynolds4506 I thought self propelled meant by the human himself so I thought a normal bike would also count. I am also confused why this would still be a law. Did they really forget to take this out of the books or did he literally just try to break a law from back then that isn't a law anymore?
@@electricpaisy6045 yup. It’s not even a law anymore. This isn’t one of those funny videos about breaking ancient or obscure UK laws still in place (like handling a salmon in suspicious circumstances). It’s literally just a law that no longer exists.
@@1mariomaniac that would be a human-propelled machine. That law was specifically for cars, and is obviously not in place. The video is full of lies about which laws have been struck out, and a few laws like this that were horribly misinterpreted.
There was a guy in my neighborhood, in suburban New Jersey, who used to ride a penny farthing around all the time. I haven’t seen him in a while though. I guess he either got transported back to 1896, or he finally went to Walmart and realized regular bicycles are a thing now. I’ve always wanted one of those things. They would be the perfect zombie apocalypse transportation.
Honestly in many countries (Common Law but not only) there are literal boatloads of laws that are de jure still part of the corpus but nobody cares about them anymore XD so even if the cop arrested him, he would've gotten freed in the following hour x)
Knee scrapes? Don't you mean aching shoulder, hitting the head on concrete, etc. I can't imagine how they were careful enough on that thing to not fall, especially when turning, and when slowing down to stop and getting off. Infact... WHO designed that thing? There's no way that there weren't any injuries back in the day.
I think self means you yourself are propelling it, and thus an engine is not you propelling it: but I’d have to actually read how the entire piece of law is worded
And I have this game 9/10 truly how could I have missed this, this is now a 4/10!! Aside from that really enjoyed the video. I’ve no idea why but recently I love watching professionals in industry’s talk, review and compare video game work and design to real life.
It’s the fact that I’ve actually had nightmares about that bike. In my dream, I was literally stuck on it because I couldn’t figure out how to get off so I was just riding around.
“Morning sir”
“Very impressive”
Most British interaction I’ve ever seen in my life
Real
The most British interaction I've ever experienced was gob off
😂
The epitome of British spirit
I’m 99% sure that was Charlie Ireland from Clarkson’s Farm
"new BMX?"
cop passed the vibe check
Almost 2k likes and no replies? Let me be a NPC
Yes
what is a bmx
@@Thomas4work, bike
@@Thomas4workhow can you not know whats a BMX?? also those are really good bikes
dad lore is gonna be INSANE
stop.
Continue.
Continue.
@@ex1st.here.994read that again.
Resume.
The fact that this is a law implies there were people speeding around town in one of these and I simply cannot imagine it
The law said “self-propelled” machine, which obviously doesn’t include a bicycle, which’s not self-propelled (you need to propel it). It was actually about cars.
apparently in really old times, there was a law saying you can't drink whilst riding a horse.
@@bluelightstudios6191 you can't drink and horse, it's reckless
4 mph is only just above walking speed though.
@@jr5925 Yeah, 4mph is the speed they want you to go, so how fast were these scallywags going that they felt the need to penalize them for it?
“New BMX?”
“Absolutely! Everything new - greatly forgotten past!”
? What you mean by that
@@zerodio2906 an old old phrase, that everything new that we imagine has a concept that was already invented or naturally occurred. Sounds nerdy, but it’s oftenly seems true
I think people racing on monocycles in ancient/medieval Europe would be a fun thing to watch. Surely they were invented a long time ago)
Bicycle My eXcellent Bicycle
@@RaphaelBriand" Bicycle My eXcellence"
Honestly I’d be more excited seeing one of these randomly than the new corvettes.
That's a very serious offense. No wonder Britain is falling apart. Look how they treat the criminals around there.
He’s riding the newest BMX
This but unironically.
@@BenisDD maybe vote Labour since the Conservatives haven't done anything good in their decades reign?
@@noahjohnson935I remember when labour was in control, they were making laws left and right until Tony Blair (the biggest meat rider in human history) turned Britain into Bush's personal toy. I'm saying that as a non brit btw.
@@dank90Non-brit as in not born here or not-brit as in not born or lived here?
"I fought the law, and I've won"
Friend!
Dead Kennedys already made that joke in 1978, although in a different context (Moscone-Milk assassinations):
"I'm the new folk hero of the Ku Klux Klan
My cop friends think that's fine
You can get away with murder if you've got a badge
I fought the law and I won
I fought the law and I won
I fought the law and I won
I am the law so I won"
Sad not many will get that reference,great song
@@KartonRealista2 that song made my year when I first heard it
Bro i just played sleeping dogs then mafia 3 both had the same song in them and now this comment (i havent heard of this song ever before)
Bro is getting all the achievements
"is that a bmx" thats just hilarious
Stopping people from saying “this number of likes and no comments? Let me fix that!!”
A classic design.
He said new BMX?
@@justapyro2154 "761 likes and only 3 comments? Lemme fix that!"
@@robertm4486thank you for your -cervix- service*!
"Morning officers..." *jogging along with his historical bicycle* 😂😂😂
Mans trying to 100% the game
I wonder what happens then?
@@nicolehegarty4749 we’ll see a ufo hovering over Buckingham palace
@@trixsterr2314and then a notification about "the ancient gods DLC - part 1"
He really is the 2nd best Penny Farthing Rider
Bro does not know about penny farthing racing
He definitely is not. There's whole communities and events of enthusiasts.
@@naverilllang Well he might be the 2nd best Penny Farthing Rider in Westminster
Boy do i have news for you
Tell me you don't know Jeremy Vine without telling me you don't know Jeremy Vine
When he said RUN RUN AWAY 💀😂
This couldnt be more british
Or more incorrect.
As a Canadian why tf did I read that in a British accent
4 _MPH_
@@Mr.VeridicalBritain fully changed to the metric system in 1965 so 4 MPH is correct for the time
@@S4v4gedragon1 Well, no shıte.
“New BMX?”
“Yeah!”
😂
I believe that would be the oldest BMX
Fun fact these used to just be called "bicycles" until the "safety bicycle" was popularised which is what we now know as just "a bicycle".
So they were retroactively known as Penny Farthings though logically they should be known as Danger Bicycles.
“Is that the new BMX?”😂
😂😂
yes sir, 19th century edition
"Morning sir! "
"Very impressive"
-very caussle conversation in London
HOLY SHIT, MAAA, I'M FAMOUS
.. do you mean casual?
@@ok2593language changes
wtf is caussle
Hmm yes I do believe it is very caussle 🥸🧐
@@itsOZone bro I suck at spelling I ment to say casual
I love the typical British humor at the end
"Self propelled machine" That is litteraly everything
technically cars are combustion engine propelled machine. self propelled machines would be bicycles, skateboards, motorless scooters etc
@@aoyuki1409So it’s illegal to ride a bike faster than 4mph? surely theres more to it than that
@cynx.5200 this is a law from a bygone era where they probably wanted to reduce the amount of penny-farthing related accidents. Being run over by a bike is no joke, and the rider, being so high up is likely to get very injured as well.
@@cynx.5200It's an outdated law that isn't enforced anymore. Like, it's illegal to sing in the shower in any of the 5 boroughs of NYC, or sleep in your fridge in PA... etc.
@@cynx.5200Back in the days when the Penny Farthing was actually used, this law made sense, but someone forgot to remove this law and now it's just stupid.
This is a funny example of how the law screws up sometimes.
"Today im buying and selling something that used to be legal until 1800's"
💀💀💀💀
😂
Opium lol
Esclavos?
@@adribc8232 wht?
“Morning sir”
“..very impressive.”
That killed me.
The best thing about this video from my perspective is that it finally answered how you get onto a Penny Farthing. I've been wondering for years!
Same
Hi Bach 😀 can you make a video where you ride the bike?
@@celine9322 If you provide the bike, I'll try to ride it!
Bro is finishing all the side quests
@DontReadMyPicture983 bot 🤖
"new bmx" love that cop fr
"Hes riding a penny-farthing!"
"Ok?"
"He's going 5 miles per hour"
"DEAR GOD"
Lmao
He's the chosen one 😮
There's more
@@believer2 no..
It contains the dying wish of every man here.
(istg tf2 is everywhere)
Another young life ruined by crime 😔
What?
@@Starting_again sarcasm
@@ChannelHypermach oh ok, thank you
*this is a joke for those who don't know*
Oh, how far the youngsters have fallen😢
“Hm yes a very beautiful and exquisite lambicicle you got there, my good sir.”
The "Come on man you can do it!" was truly inspiring
The 1896 act actually was to remove the 4mph limit imposed in the 1865 act, and increase it to 14mph. It was also to do with cars self-propelled meaning “not propelled by horses”. It seems you thoroughly misunderstood this.
I didn't want to be "that guy," so I see you got to it first. I was also wondering if that bike counts as a "self-propelled" machine. Because it does not really propell itself, it requires the force of a person peddling it to move.
Unlike an automobile that can propell itself.
Thank you for this
@@christopherreynolds4506 I thought self propelled meant by the human himself so I thought a normal bike would also count. I am also confused why this would still be a law. Did they really forget to take this out of the books or did he literally just try to break a law from back then that isn't a law anymore?
@@electricpaisy6045 yup. It’s not even a law anymore. This isn’t one of those funny videos about breaking ancient or obscure UK laws still in place (like handling a salmon in suspicious circumstances). It’s literally just a law that no longer exists.
Yeah this video is really incredibly annoying and kinda scammy, it's misinfo top to bottom
Bro couldve used any bicycle but chose the hardest of them 🤣
That man is playing all the side quests before the main mission.
The first "Morning, Officers!" was awesome.
I'm just imagining how bmx race in the 1800s century now
1800's or 19th century, it's either of those but the year itself can't be the century.
"second best penny farthing man alive" is CRAZY
Unfortunately that isn’t true. The city my parents live in hosts a very popular penny farthing race every year and those cyclists are beasts
@@Anna-rk2wi UNFORTUNATELY?
@@HumanFEunfortunately for Max
A self propelled machine would also be a car depending on the legal definition
I believe the way it was intended was "a machine that you propel yourself" not "a machine that propels itself."
Isn’t that also bicycle, not just a unicycle?
My university used this law to ban electric scooters
@@georghauer7811 he Was riding a bike
@@1mariomaniac that would be a human-propelled machine. That law was specifically for cars, and is obviously not in place. The video is full of lies about which laws have been struck out, and a few laws like this that were horribly misinterpreted.
There was a guy in my neighborhood, in suburban New Jersey, who used to ride a penny farthing around all the time. I haven’t seen him in a while though. I guess he either got transported back to 1896, or he finally went to Walmart and realized regular bicycles are a thing now. I’ve always wanted one of those things. They would be the perfect zombie apocalypse transportation.
Bro is the poshest criminal of all time 😂😂😂
I dont know bro, the royal family are pretty posh.😊
bro needs his daily quests
...and this is why laws should have expiration dates if not renewed....
“Come on mac you can do it!” Was honestly pretty damn funny 😂
always motivate your iMac
Imagine if he run into that one cop who knew about this obscure law and got arrested 😂
Honestly in many countries (Common Law but not only) there are literal boatloads of laws that are de jure still part of the corpus but nobody cares about them anymore XD so even if the cop arrested him, he would've gotten freed in the following hour x)
what asshole wo over 4 mph?ld prohibit riding a bike or scooter?
also, *ran
That would be somehow funny.
Thst bike is still one of the few bicycles that amaze me on how it can be ridden and how people can get on it.
"is that the new bmx" 💀
@DontReadMyPicture983 go away bot
Bro is such a smooth troll..😂
"penny farting"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That one unemployed friend on a Thursday Afternoon
Woah, you're gonna confuse the time travelers...!!
Bros riding most dangerous bysicle from the old days
The Dad lores gonna be crazy
SERIOUSLY!!!!! 😂💀
Fr
Actually tho
Dad Lore about go Stupid Crazy
I wasn't expecting them to react in any other way lol
The only way for this to be even more English is if there was a corgi drinking tea
Bro achieved smooth criminal achievment😂😂
HE,he.
Stolen
Stolen
@@IndigoBranch wasnt stolen if you look at when the first comment was added it was ONLY 1 minute before this one
Bro has that rare achievment rizz
In the UK, only posting memes on social media is a punishable offense.
This is the most British thing ever
the side quests are getting crazier and crazier
Girls:"Finally a red flag"💀☠️
“New bmx ?” Said a person who lived in 1897 probably
Bro looked like Ben Franklin on that shit
Bro don't know everyone just broke the law by watching piratery online😂😂
All jokes aside, the reactions are really cool and also impressive to see you drive that thing
I love the "morning officers" every time he passes them
The Law was too frightened by his pennyfarthing power
All right your turn “ is hilarious for no reason 😂
What is the only one who has made the side quest his a professional job💀😂
Watched this video 7 times before I noticed it was a seamless loop. Well done sir!
Surprised he wasn’t arrested and called far right & racist 🙄🤣
Just had to drop a comment to say how amazing this video was.
BREAKIN' THE LAW, BREAKIN' THE LAW
Imagine falling off that - the knee scrapes would be wild 💀
Got the inkling that a different body part will hit the hardest ...
Edit: typo
Knee scrapes? Don't you mean aching shoulder, hitting the head on concrete, etc. I can't imagine how they were careful enough on that thing to not fall, especially when turning, and when slowing down to stop and getting off. Infact... WHO designed that thing? There's no way that there weren't any injuries back in the day.
@@DanielTAKD it should have stairs to walk off
@@aimsanimations2905 Agreed.
"Self propelled machine" that wording technically makes pretty much all vehicles covered by this law
I think self means you yourself are propelling it, and thus an engine is not you propelling it: but I’d have to actually read how the entire piece of law is worded
Yeah it was written to regulate cars. This type of vehicle would not be a violation.
@@frank9966Self propelled, not rider propelled. Synonymous with automobile.
@@frank9966 if it's self propelled than why the hell am I doing all the work?
im a big fan of the self propeled machine that doesnt propel itself
And I have this game 9/10 truly how could I have missed this, this is now a 4/10!! Aside from that really enjoyed the video. I’ve no idea why but recently I love watching professionals in industry’s talk, review and compare video game work and design to real life.
That unemployed friend at the middle of the day:
Dude, the officer asking "So it's anew BMX?" had me in stitches 😂
Bro is gonna 100% life 💀💀💀
🤣💀
I just said that this guy’s dad lore is gonna be insane under another video, but this absolutely proves my point
Blud broke the law in the list distinguished way ever 😂
Max is great. Hes even greater when he goes nowhere near the sidemen. He doesn't need those tools to be awesome
Historical bicycle rides to work every day.
I like goofy videos like this. They restore my faith in everything. Just a guy bein a dude
Claiming to be the 2nd best doesn't make you the 2nd best.
"Yo bro why are you in jail? "
"I rode over 4 miles on a 1 wheeler from the 1800s on the street" 💀
Whoever named Red flag act must be a genius
"Morning officers" while running with the bmx got laughing hard 😂😂
Police looking at him like he stepped out of a portal 👀 😂
A delinquent velocipedestrian? Forsooth!
I love the way the cops are just so polite and hilarious
They barely know current laws too.
British of the past riding those: "I AM SPEED!"
This trend of making the shorts loop make me happy
It’s the fact that I’ve actually had nightmares about that bike. In my dream, I was literally stuck on it because I couldn’t figure out how to get off so I was just riding around.
this makes britain look like fun
I love that he said "Morning officers" twice
Problem: your new "ride" adds 999 charisma and so you just succeeded in a check to not get arrested. Wow.
I think he was given a side quest by the random npc you walk past
THIRD best rider alive. i got to ride one of these for an hour straight at a museum once and plearnt how to drift on one
Video idea: "i broke an ancient law: murder"