$5 + costs for 24 MPH
#1
07-31-2010, 01:42 PM
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$5 + costs for 24 MPH
Dateline ... Elgin IL:
A police stopwatch timed a motorist going 24 miles per hour on Villa Street. The driver admitted he was going too fast and paid a fine of $5 and costs.
The year?
100 years ago ... July 1910
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"Play with the fire and your gonna get burned" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Some Fools Never Learn'
A police stopwatch timed a motorist going 24 miles per hour on Villa Street. The driver admitted he was going too fast and paid a fine of $5 and costs.
The year?
100 years ago ... July 1910
Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker * Chicagoland Meets, 2011?
MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Play with the fire and your gonna get burned" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Some Fools Never Learn'
#4
08-27-2010, 12:22 AM
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LOL!
Sadly, yes..............
Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker * Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011?
MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Something is wrong here, I don't belong here" ... Uncle Kracker ... 'In A Little While'
Sadly, yes..............
Cort | 36.m.IL | 5 Monte Carlos.1 Caprice Classic | pig valve.pacemaker * Rt 66+northwestUS, 2011?
MCs.CC | models.HO.legos.CHD.RadioShows | RoadTrips.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort
"Something is wrong here, I don't belong here" ... Uncle Kracker ... 'In A Little While'
#5
08-27-2010, 09:03 AM
Speed traps to catch speeding motorists are probably
considered a relatively modern phenomena. However, as
early as 1910 the Police were checking the speed of
motorists.
Detroit motorcycle cop in 1910...
A Detroit police officer in 1910 on a Detroit Police Department motorcycle. Detroit's department was an early pioneer in motorization.
From The Detroit News: http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history...#ixzz0xoZn7E9K
#7
08-27-2010, 12:35 PM
Hi `Cort,
Great to see you online and sharing some history with
your MonteCarloFamily
I enjoyed reading our member's responds to your thread : )
(a step back in time : )
I read and seen the same in my SpaceHistory books.
I guess it's true on every `planet
LOL
#8
08-27-2010, 12:45 PM
Lol, I play forza3 quite a bit, on the loading screen when it loads the tracks, it shows a readout of some automotive history. I saw on there that the first speeding ticket was given in 1900 for going 45mph through the main road in Denver Colorado.
#10
08-27-2010, 02:18 PM
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I looked up the inflation to convert $5 in 1910 money to today's equivalent. This is copied from http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ I thought it would be an interesting comparison to see the "actual" cost.
What cost $5 in 1910 would cost $113.69 in 2009.
What cost $5 in 1910 would cost $113.69 in 2009.