“The Morgan traffic signal was a T-shaped pole unit that featured three positons: Stop, Go, and an all direction stop position. This ‘third position’ halted traffic in all directions to allow pedestrians to cross streets more safely (A&E Networks Television).” This was huge due to the fact that many people did not own cars and there were many people who traveled by bicycle, as well as animal powered wagons. This idea was one of the first traffic signals that at helped lead to the creation of the modern day traffic light. If we did not have the traffic light there would be so many accidents that would cause many deaths and possible catastrophes due to lack of ability to regulate traffic. If there were no traffic lights the ability to get any where in a timely matter or fast, if it were an ambulance, police, or fire truck, would be near impossible and cause the need and use of cars to become almost non-existent. With that a chain reaction begins, if there are no cars needed there are no cars needed to be built, which puts millions of people out of a job, which ruins the economy and changes life as we know it. He eventually sold the idea to General Electric Corporation for $40,000, but before his death he was awarded by the United States Government for his invention (Garett Augustus
“The Morgan traffic signal was a T-shaped pole unit that featured three positons: Stop, Go, and an all direction stop position. This ‘third position’ halted traffic in all directions to allow pedestrians to cross streets more safely (A&E Networks Television).” This was huge due to the fact that many people did not own cars and there were many people who traveled by bicycle, as well as animal powered wagons. This idea was one of the first traffic signals that at helped lead to the creation of the modern day traffic light. If we did not have the traffic light there would be so many accidents that would cause many deaths and possible catastrophes due to lack of ability to regulate traffic. If there were no traffic lights the ability to get any where in a timely matter or fast, if it were an ambulance, police, or fire truck, would be near impossible and cause the need and use of cars to become almost non-existent. With that a chain reaction begins, if there are no cars needed there are no cars needed to be built, which puts millions of people out of a job, which ruins the economy and changes life as we know it. He eventually sold the idea to General Electric Corporation for $40,000, but before his death he was awarded by the United States Government for his invention (Garett Augustus