As many of you know, The Story Behind is being turned into a book, which means I’m in the process right now of doing probably one of my favorite parts of making the podcast, which is doing a ton of research in preparation.

This week’s episode will be one of the chapters in the book, but the information and the inventor was one I found hard to keep to myself until the book came out. Even though we may curse at this week’s topic sometimes, it’s saved numerous lives and made driving much safer since its invention.

I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind the Traffic Light.

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Sources:

• Video Of Traffic In 1906
• Automobile History - History.Com
• This Day In History: First Electric Traffic Signal Installed - History.Com
• This Day In History: Garrett Morgan Patents Three-position Traffic Signal - History.Com
• Automobiles: In The Days Of Crank And Sputter - American Comes Alive
• A History Of New York Traffic Lights - The New York Times
• A Brief History Of Traffic Lights - Artsy.Net
• Garrett Morgan, Inventor Of One Of The First Traffic Lights - Aareg
• Garrett A. Morgan - Black-inventor.Com
• Garrett Morgan - Biography.Com
• Fact: American Steering Wheels Haven't Always Been On The Left - Lost In The Pond
• Why Are Traffic Lights Red And Green? - Mental Floss
• The Reason Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, And Green - Thrillist