Today in history - February 26

 

1930 New York City installed traffic lights.

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Tomorrow in History - February 27

1930 New York City taxi driver runs red light and runs over slow-moving pedestrian. wink

Babe Ruth is sold to the

Babe Ruth is sold to the Boston Braves

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Wonder if the taxi driver got a red light camera ticket.

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No Cameras Then, But...

JFCTexas wrote:

Wonder if the taxi driver got a red light camera ticket.

In NYC, if the pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk and crossing with the "walk" signal, the taxi driver would have been cited for "out of season".

you do know why

Felix Krull wrote:
JFCTexas wrote:

Wonder if the taxi driver got a red light camera ticket.

In NYC, if the pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk and crossing with the "walk" signal, the taxi driver would have been cited for "out of season".

You do know why they paint those lines on the street don't you? It gives them a point to measure from to see how far the pieces flew.

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