101 years ago...
The device, the predecessor to what is used worldwide today, was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 1914, at the corner of 105th and Euclid, Plucinksa reports on time.com.
The lights offered respite to policemen who had previously been forced to direct cars and horse-drawn wagons in the middle of crowded highways, even in the throes of a midwestern winter.
For more: http://time.com/3985080/when-was-the-first-traffic-light-installed/
For a video of today's Doodle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GShQN61UOxQ
Like some other things, traffic lights multiply when we aren't looking.
Anniversary of first electric traffic light
If you're wondering what today's Google Doodle is all about, Joanna Plucinska writes that it
offers a glimpse of what American traffic would’ve looked like 101 years ago, when the world’s first electric traffic light was installed.
The lights offered respite to policemen who had previously been forced to direct cars and horse-drawn wagons in the middle of crowded highways, even in the throes of a midwestern winter.
For more: http://time.com/3985080/when-was-the-first-traffic-light-installed/
For a video of today's Doodle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GShQN61UOxQ
Like some other things, traffic lights multiply when we aren't looking.
This is one intersection I plan to avoid.
If you know where it is, please let me know.
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