Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL about William Phelps Eno. He invented traffic regulations, the stop sign, the crosswalk, the roundabout, the one-way street and pedestrian safety islands. He never learned how to drive.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about William Phelps Eno. He invented traffic regulations, the stop sign, the crosswalk, the roundabout, the one-way street and pedestrian safety islands. He never learned how to drive.en.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareDiddlydee@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoHe didn’t invent the roundabout. It was Eugene Henard in France about 30 years prior. He also didn’t invent the stop sign (Harry Jackson). There were also one way streets in England before the US existed.
He didn’t invent the roundabout. It was Eugene Henard in France about 30 years prior. He also didn’t invent the stop sign (Harry Jackson). There were also one way streets in England before the US existed.