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Slow Your Roll (1901)

This Day in Esoteric Political History

English - May 20, 2021 11:58 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 913 ratings
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It’s May 20th. This day in 1901, Connecticut passed the first ever speed limit law for automobiles in the United States.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss the chaos of the city streets, the rise of automobile regulation, and how anxieties over speed help define us.

Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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