Word: signal
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...teams lined up yesterday for signal practice, Harding and Moushegian filled the end positions, Richards and Kales were the tackles, and Myerson and Trainer the guards. Gildea filled Ticknor's vacant position at center. In the backfield, Wood ran the team, while Mays and Crickard alternated at left halfback. White was at fullback and Shereschewsky, the right halfback for the afternoon...
...town be permitted to install traffic lights. There must be a minimum total of 500 vehicles an hour at an intersection where 25 per cent of the traffic is cross traffic. If the number of cars per hour falls below the standard for a period of 120 minutes, the signal must be turned off. These requirements were suggested by the Erskine Bureau which had made a complete study of motor travel in the state...
...McClintock, who laid out the traffic signal plans for Chicago, Kansas City, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, revealed that in many cases small towns or store districts desired lights merely for the purpose of adding prestige to their localities. In one extreme instance 45 sets of signals were equally distributed among the aldermen of a certain town to be handed out for political gain. Education of the public, however, is quickly doing away with such conditions...
...Signal systems may be divided into two categories: independent and coordinated. The independent lights change at fixed intervals or may be changed by electrical contact caused by a car approaching the intersection. Coordinated lights are controlled in relation to other lights and may be simultaneous or progressive. Simultaneous lights are used in New York, but are technically unsound because they result in a high moving speed and a slow overall rate. The progressive lights as they are used on Washington Street in Boston are theoretically ideal and permit a quick and continuous flow of traffic...
...third class schedule includes riding, infantry and artillery drill, signal communications, and the firing of rifle, pistol, and machine gun. The yearlings enthusiastically burn up thousands of rounds of cartridges and turn in some remarkable records. Last year but two men out of 356 failed to qualify with the service rifle. As a climax to the camp period a three day maneuver is carried out by both classes...