William phelps eno biography
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William Phelps Eno
American businessman
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Honorary driver's license for William Phelps Eno, issued by A. Bertillon, Préfecture de Police, Nancy, France, 1912 | |
| Born | William Phelps Eno (1858-06-03)3 June 1858 New York |
| Died | 3 December 1945(1945-12-03) (aged 87) Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Known for | The "Father of Traffic Safety" |
William Phelps Eno (June 3, 1858 – December 3, 1945) was an American businessman responsible for many of the earliest innovations in road safety and traffic control. He is sometimes known as the "Father of traffic safety", despite never having learned to drive a car himself.
Among the innovations credited to Eno are traffic regulations, the stop sign, the pedestrian crosswalk, the taxi stand, and pedestrian safety islands. He also helped to popularize the traffic circle and the one-way street, both older inventions.[1] His rotary traffic plan was put into effect at Columbus Circle, New Y
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Meet William Phelps Eno, The Man Who Invented The Rules Of The Road
Chances are, you probably take things like stop signs and traffic circles for granted. At least, I know I've never sat at a stop sign and wondered, "Who on Earth decided to make us stop in situations where there may be oncoming traffic or pedestrians?" But someone had to have done it. That someone is William Phelps Eno.
Eno was born in New York City in early June of 1858 and died in December of 1945, so he was around to witness the evolution of the automobile from simply not existing to becoming an incredibly commonplace form of travel. And that also meant he witnessed those lawless early days of the road.
Back when people first started building and buying automobiles, there really wasn't a reason to implement a series of road rules. Not enough people had cars for it to really matter, so no one had really thought to implement regulations for operating them.
But when Eno experienced his first traffic jam in 186
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William Phelps Eno
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William Phelps Eno (3 de junio de 1858 - 3 de diciembre de 1945) fue un hombre de negocios norteamericano considerado por muchos como el responsable de las innovaciones más tempranas en seguridad vial y control del tráfico. A veces se lo conoce como el "Padre de la seguridad vial" pese a que nunca aprendió a conducir.
Entre las innovaciones atribuidas a Eno figuran los controles de tráfico, la señal de detención obligatoria, el cruce peatonal, la rotonda, las calles de un solo sentido, el punto de taxis, e islas de seguridad peatonal.[1] Su plan de tráfico rotativo fue puesto en práctica en Columbus Circle , en la ciudad de Nueva York, en 1905, en el Arc de Triomphe en París, 1907, en Piccadilly Circus en 1926