‘The Magna Carta of Motor-Cars’
On 14 November 1896, a new Act of Parliament in the UK ensured that horseless carriages no longer required a man carrying a red flag to walk in front of them.
Here is a newspaper story – published on 14 November 1896 – that reports on the legislation that was called ‘The Magna Carta of Motor-Cars’.
Grantham Journal – Saturday 14 November 1896
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