Few Cincinnatians Shed a Tear When the Safety Lane Shut Down
Cincinnati Magazine January 12, 2021 Gather round, youngsters, and hear tell about a vintage Cincinnati tradition long consigned to the dustbin of history. I refer to the old Safety Lane, gone 40 years this year. Every Cincinnati motorist of a certain age remembers entering the gantlet of automotive inspection with not a bit of nostalgia. Photograph courtesy of National Archives Time was when every automobile cruising Cincinnati thoroughfares was required to show a current sticker proving that it had passed an inspection affirming it was in a condition to be operated safely. A burned-out head...
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