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From: bill@persci.UUCP
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Subject: Re: who uses the road
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Date: Sun, 23-Jun-85 21:17:25 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 23 21:17:25 1985
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In article <139@psc70.UUCP> tos@psc70.UUCP (Dr.Schlesinger) writes:
>     Unfortunately it was years ago that I saw the item, and I
>therefore can't document it, but it was a citation of a law from one
>of the midwestern states, providing that because motor vehicles are
>such obviously dangerous conveyances, each time one of them drove
>through town, it had to have someone walking out front to make sure it
>didn't hit any living creatures.

I came into this late, but Palo Alto CA had such an ordinance on its
books until the mid 1970s. The person walking in front was supposed to carry
a lantern as well. The ordinance was forgotten until a couple students found
it and obeyed! (Yes, they got a ticket! I think they beat it, though..)
-- 
Bill Swan 	{ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill