The first unit of Karl Benz, the father-founder of Mercedes, was first shown at the Paris Motor Show in 1887. At first, people were skeptical about this "strange" invention. There were even a number of restrictions for the newly invented cars: the speed limit through the city was established no faster than 6 km/h, outside the city limits were 12 km/h. Being unaccustomed, people were just scared of cars.
Benz was sued once as his drivers "were enjoying the ride while quickly raced past the city police station." It was then that Karl decided to invite employees of the Ministry on road trips. As a result, he was allowed to drive faster than the carriage with horses. But people were still uncertain about the cars.
