Quote Originally Posted by Ibrahim View Post
speaking of which: what is the evidence that the driver even stood on the axle? it is kind of weird and dangerous (even for a chariot) to do that?
Back in that time, display (as in doing the outrageously dangerous things, just because you could) was a rather large part of a warrior's reputation in some cultures.

The phrase "you can't do that, you might get hurt" hadn't been invented yet, let alone forced into being the law of the land.