Did you ever wonder what kind of traffic signals and traffic laws were in place in towns the early years of the horseless carriage? Traffic moved pretty slow so there wasn't much of a need for traffic signals until the late 1880s. However, there were fines for racing your horse or buggy down city streets. Speed limits were set at 10 mph. The horse and mule lobby fought the new horseless carriage aggr


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