In 1873, San Francisco introduced the cable car system. This mode of transportation was invented by Andrew Smith Hallidie. He was inspired to build this system as a result of a bad accident. A street carriage slid backwards, killing the horses pulling it. He was shocked and decided to do something about it by designing a different form of transportation that would prevent something like that from happening again.
It would be the "Ashanti" people who represent the cultural group that lives in Ghana and is known for its colorful folktales and mythology, although other civilizations in the region share this trait as well.