Drais's undoing had been the fact that he had publicly renounced his noble title in 1848, and adopted the name "Citizen Karl Drais" as a tribute to The French Revolution.
Drais "fördärv hade varit att han offentligt hade avsagt sin adliga titel 1848, och antagit namnet " Medborgare Karl Drais " som en hyllning till den franska revolutionen .