Chap who invented the yellow flashing light at crossings was actually Hore-Belisha, but you can sort of see why the whole name didn't catch on. Also invented the driving test (what, you didn't need one once?) and rewrote the Highway Code, currently on about version 63.7. Er, what was the question?
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Chap who invented the yellow flashing light at crossings was actually Hore-Belisha, but you can sort of see why the whole name didn't catch on. Also invented the driving test (what, you didn't need one once?) and rewrote the Highway Code, currently on about version 63.7. Er, what was the question?