Just last month, we had a long conversation about thoselittle white signs that can be seen on some Hudson Valley roads. We told you that the signs pictured below actually have a special meaning. At first, we were told that the signs are put in some areas to let other drivers know what...
At first, railway companies used red to mean"stop", white to mean“go", and green to mean "warn". As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning “go". For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened.57 And ...
At first, railway companies used red to mean "stop",white to mean "go", and green to mean "warn". As you could imagine,trains ran into a few problems with white meaning "go". Because of that,railway companies finally used green to mean "go" and used yellow to mean "warn".Red ...
At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean warn. As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, ...
clear or white.Trains,of,course,take an unlimitedly long time to stop,and legend has it that several disastrous collisions happened after an engineer mistook stars in the night horizon for an all-clear.Thus,green became "go",and for a long time,railways used only green and red to signal ...
14/4: Knew a young fellow – progeny of Chow and Victorian girl – who never missed an opportunity of assuring his companions that he was ‘no Chow,’ preferring rather to be considered some mean white’s illegitimate than the legitimate son of a ‘monkey.’. 1910 Bulletin (Sydney) 8 ...
As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway companies finally moved green meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And it's been that...
At first,railway companies used red to mean stop,white to mean go,and green to mean warn.As you could imagine,trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go.For example,one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened.Because of that,railway ...
n.p.: Spend your evening at White’s Minstrels, — One glimpse of Charley’s ‘mug’ will give you ‘fits’. 1858 R.S. Surtees Ask Mamma 289: I am moch pleased, sare, with the expression of your mog. I tink, sare, you are de ’andsomest man I never had de pleasure of ...
and built components (bridges, furniture, signs, etc.) in an immediate vicinity or far distances, road landscape forms a context that includes an array of spaces ranging from rest areas to scenic points in order for individuals to enjoy their travel while moving from one place to another. ...