1. Mayday — 2023-10-08 00:53:45

   …mage url="MaydayHancock.jpg" class="right" title="Mayday sketch by comedian Hancock" width="350" }} The majority of air traffic at the time was between Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris. He heard French pilots using the term ‘M’aidez’…

2. Pedestrian Crossing — 2023-10-07 11:08:59

   … Knight, a railway engineer, wanted a safe way to allow pedestrians to cross this busy thoroughfare. {{Image url="FirstTrafficLight.jpg" class="left" title="First Traffic Light" width="200" }} The traffic signal constructed by the railway signal …
   …constable used a lever at the base of the light pole to switch between the red and green lamps. {{Image url="Plaque-1st-traffic-light.png" class="left" title="Plaque 1st traffic light" width="300" }} ::c:: == Zebra Crossing 1951 == The zebra cro…
   …llaghan commented that the design resembled zebra markings and the terminology stuck. === George Charlesworth 1951 === Traffic engineer George Charlesworth had worked on the Barnes Wallis-designed [[Bouncing_bomb]] was dubbed ‘Dr Zebra’. Cha…

3. Air Traffic Control — 2023-10-07 10:51:35

   … traffic to operate in. Distances vary but aircraft that are flying along the airways under [[radar]] surveillance are kept five…
   …feet vertically. == Other fame == Croydon is the home of "[[Mayday]]" the international distress call. {{Image url="AirTrafficControl.jpg" class="left" title="Modern Air Traffic Control" width="400" }} Amy Johnson's record-breaking flights - the…
   …== Links == More info: [[http://www.nats.aero/about-us/what-we-do/atc-explained| NATS]] {{Tag ids="Radio flight radar traffic"}} …

4. Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53

   …ia – 1980s US – 1990. == Roundabout Pro's == A true roundabout is as near to maintenance free as you can get. No traffic light bulbs to replace or traffic chaos when there is a power cut. New research in America has shown that where a roun…
   …dabout has been installed, savings of up to 40% on fuel can be saved, due to the fact the traffic is flowing more freely. Pennsylvania Transport Department has shown that roundabouts result in 90% reduction in fatalit…
   …nd to be sideswipes as opposed to a head on crash. You can always shoot a red light, well designed roundabouts slow the traffic reducing impact. == They're Green == {{Image url="RabbitRoundabout.jpg" class="right" title="Rabbit Roundabout" width=…
   …"" }} Roundabouts have become havens for wildlife. Isolated by busy traffic, animals are protected from predators and people rarely venture onto them. Wild life can thrive as in the 'Rabbit Round…

5. Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46

   …first of Mushet's steel rails was delivered to Derby Midland Station, where it was laid down early in 1857 at a heavily trafficked part of the line where the iron rails had to be renewed every six months, and occasionally every three." Six years l…

6. Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52

   …r car, dubbed Experiment, was attached, and carried dignitaries on the opening journey. It was the first time passenger traffic had been run on a steam locomotive railway. {{Image url="Gsrocket.jpg" title="Stephensons Rocket" class="right" }} Ste…

7. Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16

   …be'** as it is known in [[London]]. It was largely financed by the City of London, which was suffering from horse-drawn traffic congestion and pollution that was holding back business. The idea of an underground system was thought up by the London…

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