STOP AND GO!

   MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2023

               STOP AND GO!

  Today we're remembering Garrett Morgan

whose invention changed our driving habits

forever. It was on this date in 1923 that

Garrett secured a patten for his new

invention, the traffic light! Now, to be

fair, traffic signals came along well before

Garrett's device. And they were all pretty

standard in that a Red signal made you 

stop while a Green one allowed you to

proceed. But Garrett's signal added a

third color. An Amber or Yellow between

the red and the green. Soon it became the

standard. The Amber or Yellow light was

a warning that the signal was about to

change between Red and Green. Of course

to many of us it became a signal that you

had about two seconds to speed through that

signal until the Red popped up!  Good luck

with that! Happy motoring and thanks for

handing us that challenge Garrett! Hope

you're all driving safely and that all your

NEWS is good.