09/01/2026
Do you know it's been 100 years since the first installment of a traffic light at High and Main. Yesterday as I watched a truck try to turn right from Main onto High, it made me wonder.
In 1927 a new code was enforced, a red light means 'stop'. No movement or turns shall be lawful on the red light. except that U turns may be made, on a two-way street, back to the point of the intersections, when so indicated by proper signs. Likewise, no movement is permitted on amber or yellow except a U turn back of the intersection on two-way streets, or the left turn, as above explained, and then only when so indicated by proper signs.
So, as you pass the redlight this year, pay homage to it's 100th birthday and the countless truck and trailers that have attempted to make the turns over the years.
