“As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing more than a bunch of honking and yelling? Sometimes it seemed that way.”
History has recorded that the very first traffic signal was a gas-lit lamp system installed in 1868 in a busy London intersection. Loosely based on railway lights, it consisted of red and green lamps controlled by a police constable. Unfortunately, it turned out that using gas wasn’t a good choice as the device exploded after less than a month of use, either killing or injuring the operator, depending upon which version of the story you believe.
The first ELECTRIC traffic signal was put to use in Cleveland, Ohio on August 5, 1914. This system was designed by a policeman named Lester Wire, who again used red and green lights (amber lights didn’t appear until around 1920), and they were powered by a connection to existing overhead trolley wires. Some historical accounts infer that on August 6, 1914 Lester Wire made history again by writing the very first traffic citation for a vehicle running a red light.
Due to its theme, I thought it would be appropriate to hide this cache on or near a road, and even though there was never a traffic light along this old section of the former Highway 99 route the location suits my needs. Remember that your are under some tree cover so you might need to use your geosenses to narrow down your search area.
Please do not disturb the themed item. When you are looking at the item, the container is within three metres, hidden directly behind you.
As always, cache on and keep thinking Deep Thoughts!