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03/06/2021 9:51 am
What a car race was like back in the early days.
The first person to his 100 MPH
The first person to be arrested for speeding.
"Jacob German was arrested on this day in 1899 for driving at the blistering speed of 12 mph. The speed limit he blasted past? Eight mph between streets, and 4 mph around corners.
He is unlucky enough to be remembered forever, as the http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20C14FD3E5811738DDDA80A94DD405B8985F0D3",{"metric25":1} ]]">New York Times recounted 115 years ago, as "the first man arrested for running an automobile too fast."
He was chased down for speeding by a policeman on bicycle."
03/06/2021 11:06 am
Now that speeding ticket is memorable! Hopefully he proudly wore that distinction for the rest of his life. Thanks for both items Frank.
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03/06/2021 11:56 am
Wow...that was apparently a major "collar" for the NYPD; it took 4 of them to control this speeding maniac! Lol.
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