Jaunting-cartravellinghadbeforebeenratherunsafe。Thecountrycarswereofaramshackleorder,andthedriverswereoftenreckless。“WillIpaythepike,ordriveatit,plaiseyourhonour?“saidadrivertohispassengeronapproachingaturnpike-gate。SamLoverusedtotellastoryofacar-driver,who,afterdrivinghispassengerup-hillanddown-hill,alongaverybadroad,askedhimforsomethingextraattheendofhisjourney。
“Faith,“saidthedriver,“itsnotputtingmeoffwiththisye’dbe,ifyeknewbutall。“Thegentlemangavehimanothershilling。“Andnowwhatdoyoumeanbysaying,’ifyeknewbutall?’““ThatIdruvyerhonorthelastthreemileswidoutalinch-pin!“
Bianconi,tomakesureofthesoundnessandsafetyofhiscars,setupaworkshoptobuildthemforhimself。Hecouldthusdependupontheirsoundness,downeventothelinch-pinitself。
Hekeptonhiscarvingandgildingshopuntilhiscarbusinesshadincreasedsomuchthatitrequiredthewholeofhistimeandattention;andthenhegaveitup。Infact,whenhewasabletorunacarfromClonmeltoWaterford-adistanceofthirty-twomiles——atafareofthree-and-sixpence,hiseventualtriumphwassecure。
HemadeWaterfordoneofthecentresofhisoperations,ashehadalreadymadeClonmel。In1818heestablishedacarbetweenWaterfordandRoss,inthefollowingyearacarbetweenWaterfordandWexford,andanotherbetweenWaterfordandEnniscorthy。A