Picture for today 1917

John B. · Feb 17, 2013

With new inventions come the laws with it.

Aaron SEIA · Feb 17, 2013

Too bad the radar to prove that didn't come along for another 40 years.
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MarkB_MI · Feb 17, 2013

That 100 dollar fine was serious money in 1917. One has to wonder, though, if it was actually enforced. Clocking vehicle speed would have been a laborious exercise.

JD Seller · Feb 17, 2013

You need to read it again. It was a $10 fine. This still would have been a weeks work for labor job then.

My Grand Father was born in 1900. He told us how he worked for $.50 per hour around WWI. HE decided to become a black smith because he would make more money than that.

bobs old iron · Feb 17, 2013

todays tractors could go faster than that now,, just think if you had one back then, sign doesn't state tractors,,,lol

SweetFeet · Feb 17, 2013

That is pretty neat. Funny too.

El Toro · Feb 17, 2013

My wife's oldest sister was born in 1917 and she just turned 95. She now lives in Florida and called last week. You would never think she's that old when talking to her on the phone. She also had both hips replaced. I think she's going to out live her son. He has a lot of health issues. Their first cousin was born in 1916 and served in the Army during WW2. He's 97 or will be this year. Still lives in Perry county PA where he was born. Hal

MarkB_MI · Feb 17, 2013

Yes, I meant 10 dollars. Threw in an extra zero. Ten bucks would have been much more than 100 dollars in today's money, so still a very stiff fine.

Rick Kr · Feb 17, 2013

There are a few people around here that still obey that sign. By the looks, they were probably driving in 1917 too.

They say the roads are bad at 2am because of drunks, I am convinced 12:15pm after church is
just as bad. Imagine 100 Buick LeSabres slowly creeping across the parking lot. Scary as an old zombie movie.

Rick

Royse · Feb 17, 2013

Zombies with blue hair and Buicks. Frightening. LOL

ShadetreeRet · Feb 17, 2013

Hmmm, I'm gonna have to do some research on that. I doubt if many vehicles in 1917even had speedometers, and how did the law clock them? Anyway, thanks for the post, that was interesting.

ShadetreeRet · Feb 17, 2013

OoooKaaay, I just Googled the speedometer and found that (according to wickipedia) the speedometer was invented in 1888, and was called a velocimeter. It became an option on vehicles in the early 1900s and has been standard equipment since 1910. John B. if you hadn't posted that I probably would have never looked it up! Thanks.

Rick Kr · Feb 18, 2013

Ha Royse,
I knew someone would know what I was talking about. Buick LeSabre is the car of choice, I am starting to see a few Impalas too.

When we leave church I tell my kids, we have to get out to the lot fast, or waaaaiiiiittttt for the convoy to clear out.

Rick

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