... because of the cost. Many of the roads were narrow and filled with trees often preventing two carriages from passing at one time. Many people would get coaches to different destinations but they were not safe at all. Highwaymen would often hold up coaches and take people by surprise. They would attack and rob and take many people's money. Some people would be prepared for this by keeping a purse with false money in and keeping the money somewhere else. Highwaymen could get away with it as there was no police before 1849. Poor people were forced to sit on the top of carriages and would sometimes fall off if it turned round a corner too quickly and this would be extremely dangerous. They would also get very wet when it rained. Due to bad weather conditions coaches would get stuck in the mud. Roads at that time did not have tarmac ...

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