The onset of the automobile, both cars and other vehicles, on British roads brought about a seismic change in the social, economic and political history of Britain. Cars fundamentally challenged the established democracy of the road by forcing the authorities to channel the pedestrian, and children, out of the way of the unforgiving automobile and educating them in exercising road safety. They also forced the police to implement the three Es of 'Enforcement, Engineering and Education' - enforcing the law of the road, pressing for new technology for signals and other technologies, and...
The onset of the automobile, both cars and other vehicles, on British roads brought about a seismic change in the social, economic and political histo...