page_title: Running board
hierarchical_section_title: Running board
caption_attribution_description: English: Jessie Campbell in the car at Kalbar, June 1920. Jessie Campbell is sitting in a touring car, with the hood down. The car's spare tyre is fixed to the running board and a folded luggage rack is at the rear.
context_page_description: A running board or footboard is a narrow step fitted under the side doors of a tram, car, or truck. It aids entry, especially into high vehicles, and is typical of vintage trams and cars, which had much higher ground clearances than today's vehicles. It is also used as a fashion statement on vehicles that would not otherwise require it. The origin of the name running board is obscure; the first running boards predate automobiles and were installed on carriages as early as the 17th century.
context_section_description: A running board or footboard is a narrow step fitted under the side doors of a tram (cable car, trolley, or streetcar in North America), car, or truck. It aids entry, especially into high vehicles, and is typical of vintage trams and cars, which had much higher ground clearances than today's vehicles. It is also used as a fashion statement on vehicles that would not otherwise require it. The origin of the name running board is obscure; the first running boards predate automobiles and were installed on carriages as early as the 17th century.
caption: Woman standing next to a car's running board
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