http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/2009/06/exceed-10-mph-in-downtown-jacksonville-and-face-jail-first-three-offenders-arrested/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:21:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/2009/06/exceed-10-mph-in-downtown-jacksonville-and-face-jail-first-three-offenders-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Dean Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:49:44 +0000 http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/?p=29#comment-61 Interesting to see Charles Clark on his Locomobile, Stanley 2. (The Stanleys perhaps only made about 10 of them.) The Stanley brothers sold out to Locomobile and later made a reentry into manufacturing. 10 MPH speed limit in Jax in 1907? Why that's nothing!! Up in my hometown of Newton, MA, the Stanley brothers built a steamer with a body constructed by a canoe manufacturer (Now defunct, but their "Charles River" design is still made by "Old Town".), wrapped piano wire around the boiler so it wouldn't explode (One of the brothers knew music and set up a little club I used to go bowling in. Music upstairs and bowling in the basement.), and headed for Ormond Beach. With Fred Marriott driving it set a new official world speed record of 127 MPH in 1906! (Some reporters estimated an unofficial 153 MPH before it went airborne. Fred had his eyeball and arm popped back into their sockets and survived just fine.) Perhaps small wonder the City of Jacksonville with it's horse-sense had a 10 MPH limit in 1907. Interesting to see Charles Clark on his Locomobile, Stanley 2. (The Stanleys perhaps only made about 10 of them.) The Stanley brothers sold out to Locomobile and later made a reentry into manufacturing.
10 MPH speed limit in Jax in 1907? Why that’s nothing!! Up in my hometown of Newton, MA, the Stanley brothers built a steamer with a body constructed by a canoe manufacturer (Now defunct, but their “Charles River” design is still made by “Old Town”.), wrapped piano wire around the boiler so it wouldn’t explode (One of the brothers knew music and set up a little club I used to go bowling in. Music upstairs and bowling in the basement.), and headed for Ormond Beach. With Fred Marriott driving it set a new official world speed record of 127 MPH in 1906! (Some reporters estimated an unofficial 153 MPH before it went airborne. Fred had his eyeball and arm popped back into their sockets and survived just fine.) Perhaps small wonder the City of Jacksonville with it’s horse-sense had a 10 MPH limit in 1907.

]]> http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/2009/06/exceed-10-mph-in-downtown-jacksonville-and-face-jail-first-three-offenders-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Patrick Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:38:48 +0000 http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/?p=29#comment-18 Great to know that Jacksonville police started out with mopeds. Great to know that Jacksonville police started out with mopeds.

]]> http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/2009/06/exceed-10-mph-in-downtown-jacksonville-and-face-jail-first-three-offenders-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-15 S.V.G. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:57:29 +0000 http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/?p=29#comment-15 With the number of traffic deaths lately maybe we need to return to the past. With the number of traffic deaths lately maybe we need to return to the past.

]]> http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/2009/06/exceed-10-mph-in-downtown-jacksonville-and-face-jail-first-three-offenders-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Fender Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:13:28 +0000 http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/?p=29#comment-14 15 mph is a truly insane speed! YIKES! lol 15 mph is a truly insane speed! YIKES! lol

]]> http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/2009/06/exceed-10-mph-in-downtown-jacksonville-and-face-jail-first-three-offenders-arrested/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Tim T Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:42:45 +0000 http://www.jaxobserver.com/simplertime/?p=29#comment-13 Great article and pizza. Keep up the good work Joe. Great article and pizza. Keep up the good work Joe.

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