953 nut 68,455 #1 Posted 59 minutes ago September 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his electric cab into a building. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 20 shillings. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,764 #2 Posted 34 minutes ago Electric cab in 1897?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,337 #3 Posted 24 minutes ago (edited) 12 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Electric cab in 1897?? Went into service in 1897 and were withdrawn from service in 1899 because they were too expensive to maintain. Edited 21 minutes ago by Achto 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,764 #4 Posted 21 minutes ago Cool but banana yellow!?!?! I suppose in '98 they were lime green??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,799 #5 Posted 19 minutes ago 4 minutes ago, Achto said: and were withdrawn from service in 1899 because they were too expensive to maintain. Does that not sound modern day familiar?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,799 #6 Posted 17 minutes ago 3 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Cool but banana yellow!?!?! I suppose in '98 they were lime green??? "The Jonathan Deere Cab Company"? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
