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William Phelps Eno
American businessman
William Phelps Eno | |
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Honorary driver's license for William Phelps Eno, issued by A. Bertillon, Préfecture de Police, Nancy, France, 1912 | |
| Born | William Phelps Eno (1858-06-03)3 June 1858 New York |
| Died | 3 December 1945(1945-12-03) (aged 87) Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Known for | The "Father of Traffic Safety" |
William Phelps Eno (June 3, 1858 – December 3, 1945) was an American businessman responsible for many of the earliest innovations in road safety and traffic control.
William phelps eno biography
He is sometimes known as the "Father of traffic safety", despite never having learned to drive a car himself.
Among the innovations credited to Eno are traffic regulations, the stop sign, the pedestrian crosswalk, the taxi stand, and pedestrian safety islands.
He also helped to popularize the traffic circle and the one-way street, both older inventions.[1] His rotary traffic plan was put into effect at Columbus Circle, New Y