Popular science monthly . mjm. lime. If the speed limit has beeni-xceedcd, the central operator,by means of the telephone,orders the third man to arrestthe speeder. This he does bydisplaying a red lantern andilluminated sign, readingPolice. As a rule, the mo-torist has no idea that he isbeing timed until he is flag-i;ed and arrested. A number of cities on thePacific Coast have adoptedllie system, one of which inone day collected finesamounting to over half the[)urchase price of the system. The end operators are equipped with push-buttons and tele-phones connecting with the stop-watches at the
Popular science monthly . mjm. lime. If the speed limit has beeni-xceedcd, the central operator,by means of the telephone,orders the third man to arrestthe speeder. This he does bydisplaying a red lantern andilluminated sign, readingPolice. As a rule, the mo-torist has no idea that he isbeing timed until he is flag-i;ed and arrested. A number of cities on thePacific Coast have adoptedllie system, one of which inone day collected finesamounting to over half the[)urchase price of the system. The end operators are equipped with push-buttons and tele-phones connecting with the stop-watches at the central third man flags the offender with an illuminated signal IF THF; inxenlion of E. H. Pendleton iswideh introduced, automobile dri\ersmay no longer break the speed laws andescape punishment through lack of device consists of a neat wood-en box containing a telephone, two push-buttons, and two stop-watches, regulated tothe tick of a second. The three men re-quired to operate it are located alo
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