No one objected. Fang Yun nodded and said, "Although there are few people on the road this early, riders in this Steed Literary Gathering may only use the left half of the road. You must not injure anyone or damage other horses or carriages, or you will be disqualified and handed over to the authorities for severe punishment! Naturally, the men may not use Literary Qi, literary guts, or any other powers."
Everyone was taken aback. In all the years the Human Race had held Steed Literary Gatherings, only Fang Yun had imposed such strict requirements. It was common knowledge that racing horses within a city was forbidden, but they had never expected his restrictions to be so strict even outside the city, where people were scarce.
Gao Yong explained, "Void Sage Fang isn't making things difficult for us. Carriages in Ning'an City are only allowed to travel on the left half of the road, because their whips might strike pedestrians if they traveled on the right. There are also limits on the length of whips and how far they may be swung, to keep them from hurting pedestrians, along with strict speed limits. When these rules were first introduced, many people were fined, and complaints filled Ning'an City. But since their implementation, accidents involving carriages striking people or pedestrians colliding have fallen to less than a tenth of their previous number. The entire city looks orderly."
"I know about this too. Apparently, Kong City followed Ning'an City's example two months ago and introduced new street regulations. Oh, and all the new roads in Ning'an City have separate carriageways and footpaths. That's another major reason travel there has improved. There are also conspicuous signs at intersections, telling carriages to slow down and pedestrians to pay attention. It's truly a stroke