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Tag Archives: cars
January 31, 1983
On January 31, 1983, Great Britain enacted a new law to help reduce driving deaths. All drivers and front-seat passengers were required to wear seatbelts. Libertarians worldwide decry this new law and claim that Britain was trying to… Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cars, evolution, Great Britain, Lamarck, laws, libertarians, nanny-state, seatbelts
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September 3, 1967
On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1967 motorists in Sweden stopped driving on the wrong (left) side of the road and began driving on the right side. The Swedish population immediately felt the positive side effects as their driving skills improved 135%, their teeth straightened, their smiles brightened, their women developed bigger boobs, their athletes … Continue reading
July 20, 2003
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 2003 in India, elephants used for commercial work began wearing reflectors to avoid being hit by cars during night work. And Americans think hitting a deer will raise your insurance, imagine the call to your insurance agent when you have to tell them you hit an elephant.
September 14, 1899
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1899, Henry Hale Bliss, 69 years of age, became the first known person in America to be killed in an automobile accident. The elderly Mr. Bliss had just exited from a streetcar in New York City when an electric taxi being driven by Arthur Smith stuck and killed him. … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cars, firsts, new technology, New York
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September 10, 1897
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1897 British police arrest London taxi driver George Smith for drunken driving. They determined that he was drunk because he first, acted and talked in a drunken manner and second, he drove straight into a building. When asked why he did so, he said, “Well officer, that sumbitch building … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cars, DWI, London, police, the english
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June 17, 1994
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1994, millions of Americans watched the slowest police car chase in history that did not involve the driver smoking marijuana, as former football player O.J. Simpson drove through Los Angeles in his Ford Bronco as he was followed by car after car after car filled with policemen.
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged cars, Crazy Americans, J. Simpson, Los Angeles, O, police, police chase
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