Oct. 31, 1951: We?ll Cross That Street When We Come to It

1951: The first official zebra crossing starts protecting pedestrians at Slough, just west of London.
Postwar Britain had only 10 percent of its current road traffic, but fatalities were mounting. The typical pedestrian crossing was marked with nothing more than metal studs in the road: easy for pedestrians to see, but difficult for the motorist. [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2011/10/1031first-pedestrian-zebra-crossing/

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