Word: signalizes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stations will probably be rushed by procrastinators, just getting in under the deadline, Brakes, lights, windshield wipers, and signal lights all have to be in good shape to merit the black, April, 1951, stamp...
Having been employed in an assistant engineering capacity by the Michigan State Highway Department for several summers, I have had frequent occasion to deal with conditions similar to those in question. I want to emphasize that a traffic signal is not the right answer though the most obvious. The function of Memorial Drive is to expedite the movement of traffic to and from downtown Boston. The interruption of traffic flow by signal lights not essential to vehicle safety would defeat the purpose of the thoroughfare...
...signal is not a cure-all, and in this case would not justify the expense of its installation, because it ignores the special characteristics of the De Wolf Street corner as well as failing to remedy the basic origin of danger. It is the breadth of the intersection that is the underlying cause of mishaps which occur there. There is no clearly defined point of entry for cars to move on to Memorial Drive, and it is possible for vehicles to continue from De Wolf Street onto the Drive without slackening speed but utilizing the full expanse of the corner...
...hundred Dunster and Leverett House men sent a petition to Governor Dever Monday asking that a traffic signal be placed at the corner. A fatal accident Friday night, the second serious accident in two months, instigated the action...
...Blinking Signal...