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Norwalk, Connecticut. Known for. The "Father of Traffic Safety". William Phelps Eno (June 3, 1858 – December 3, 1945) was an American businessman responsible for many of the earliest innovations in road safety and traffic control. He is sometimes known as the "Father of traffic safety", despite never having learned to drive a car himself.
The circle was altered in 1905 by William Phelps Eno, a businessman who pioneered many early innovations in road safety and traffic control. [24] [25] In a 1920 book, Eno writes that prior to the implementation of his plan, traffic went around the circle in both directions, causing accidents almost daily. The 1905 plan, which he regarded as ...
William Potts (May 1883 – 1947) was a Detroit police officer who is credited with inventing the modern, three-lens traffic light in Detroit in 1920. (A gas-powered, two-lens, red/green traffic signal was invented in London in 1868 by John Peake Knight, though after a short test installation, traffic lights were not seen again in the U.K. until 1929.) [1]
June 4, 1938. (1938-06-04) (aged 68) Detroit, Michigan. Resting place. Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit. Edward N. Hines (January 13, 1870 – June 4, 1938 [1]) was a member of the Wayne County Road Commission (of Wayne County, Michigan), from 1906 to 1938. [2] A printer by trade, [3] he is one of the great innovators in road development.
The triangle shows a relationship between the number of accidents resulting in serious injury, minor injuries or no injuries. The relationship was first proposed in 1931 by Herbert William Heinrich in his Industrial Accident Prevention: A Scientific Approach. [1] Heinrich was a pioneer in the field of workplace health and safety.
Garrett Morgan. Garrett Augustus Morgan Sr. (March 4, 1877 – July 27, 1963) was an American inventor, businessman, and community leader. His most notable inventions were a type of three-way traffic light, [1] and a protective 'smoke hood' [2] notably used in a 1916 tunnel construction disaster rescue. [3][4] Morgan also discovered and ...
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was enacted in the United States in 1966 to empower the federal government to set and administer new safety standards for motor vehicles and road traffic safety. The Act was the first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles. The Act created the National Highway Safety Bureau (now ...
Biography. He was born on October 6, 1886, in Bennington, Vermont. He was an assistant superintendent of the Engineering and Inspection Division of Travelers Insurance Company when he published his book Industrial Accident Prevention, A Scientific Approach in 1931. [1][2] One empirical finding from his 1931 book became known as Heinrich's law ...