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Utah celebrates 100th anniversary of our nation's first traffic signal

GasBuddy Blog -- If someone were to ask me where I thought the first traffic signal was put to use in the U.S., I have to say that Salt Lake City wouldn't make my list even if I was given 10 or 15 guesses.

But apparently, Utah is laying claim to putting into operation the first functioning traffic signal in the U.S.

According to folks at the Utah Dept. of Transportation (UDOT), the invention of the traffic light came about 100 years ago and it belongs to Lester Wire, a police officer in Salt Lake City who they said had grown troubled by the congestion and danger developing from traffic at one of the city's busier intersections.

The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that Wire’s invention looked like a large birdhouse with lights...

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Submitted Oct 11, 2012 By: PD

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Karisholman Veteran Author Nevada Posts:281 Points:167,410 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 13, 2012 3:15:05 AM Ignore Karisholman Report Abuse This is odd. It seems strange that an officer would stand next to it to operate other than personally direct traffic. It might be safer, though.
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