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27th August in Automotive History

August 27th 1904
Newport, Rhode Island, imposed the first jail sentence for a speeding violation on this day. This was a severe sentence in 1904 since traffic laws were still comparatively new-the first traffic laws wasn’t brought about until 1903, when New York instituted a two-page book of rules. Early traffic regulations varied significantly from [...]

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Entry posted on August 27th, 2008 and filed under History
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