The driver should sit in the middle of the box, quite straight towards
his horses, rather upright or backward, than forward, with his knees
nearly straight, and with his feet together, toward the edge of
the footboard. With the exception of a pliant motion of his loins,
on any jolting of the coach, his body should be quite at rest, and
particularly so when he hits a horse. Independently of appearance, a
firm seat on a box is very necessary for safety to a coachman and his
passengers, for a trifle will otherwise displace him.