An innovation that's saved countless lives: 100 years of Garrett Morgan's traffic signal | News
Whenever Sandra Morgan approaches an intersection as the light shifts from green to yellow, she said she feels a touch of pride.
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Whenever Sandra Morgan approaches an intersection as the light shifts from green to yellow, she said she feels a touch of pride.
"'Don’t tell anyone,' he said next. 'Why not?' I asked. 'We have to protect the kids. They can’t know. The town can’t know.'''
"Stuck in the mud" is how transportation historians characterize pre-modern days in the mountains.
It's been 100 years since Garrett Morgan, Sandra's grandfather, patented the three-position traffic signal.
It’s been a century since Garrett Morgan patented the three-position traffic signal. Sandra Morgan, his granddaughter, says she’s fought to keep his legacy alive.