Some assert there are rules of etiquette for riding shotgun. Among them: The driver's spouse or closest friend gets first dibs, and the shotgun rider should assist the driver by keeping an eye out for road signs, adjusting the AC and keeping the driver awake on long road trips. Sign up for our Newsletter! Mobile Newsletter banner close. Mobile Newsletter chat close.
Mobile Newsletter chat dots. Mobile Newsletter chat avatar. Mobile Newsletter chat subscribe. Riding shotgun doesn't just mean having a prime seat. There are also etiquette rules for this spot, like keeping an eye out for road signs and adjusting the AC. The reference is to the US stagecoaches that were an essential feature of Hollywood westerns - usually being chased by Indians or bad guys in black hats.
In the classic film Stagecoach , George Bancroft plays Marshal Curly Wilcox who is featured riding shotgun in screens throughout the film, to protect the coach from the pesky Apaches. He mentions the term explicitly in the dialogue:. I'm going to Lordsburg with Buck. I'm gonna ride shotgun. The earliest reference I can find in print to people riding shotgun in real life is from the Utah [where else?
Driven by Alex Toponce and A. Ross, an old fashioned stage coach made in and used on the Deadwood stage line in the early days of Wyoming, will appear in Ogden streets on the day of the Golden Spike celebration. Alex Toponce was in the early days the owner of a stage line. He will probably drive the old fashioned vehicle, while A. Ross, famous in railroad circles as a fearless express messenger and who on several occasions battled with bandits on the plains, will probably ride "shotgun" as he did in the past.
Express messengers, like A. Ross were also called shotgun messengers and the guns they used were called messenger shotguns. Riding shotgun was used to define the guard who drives along with a stagecoach driver, typically equipped with a gun to ward off outlaws or Native American protesters.
In everyday use, it signifies the act of sitting together with the driver in a running vehicle. The expression has been used figuratively to mean giving actual or figurative support or aid to someone in a situation.
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