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Trafficators

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at or near the corners of the vehicle (and often along the sides as well). They have been increasingly rare since the 1950s, as ever-stricter legislation has prescribed the need for the modern type of flashing signal. Many historic vehicles (e.g. pre-1960
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beginning in 1890. The shape differs in that the trafficator has only the lower 'blade' of the rail signal's terminal 'arrowhead', so that the retracted trafficator sits flush with the vehicle's exterior.
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added electric lights inside the arms that turned on as they extended, but operation was still by a cable system. Electric operation came in 1918 when the Naillik Motor Signal Company of
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They first appeared in the 1900s, when they were actuated either mechanically or pneumatically. In 1908, Alfredo Barrachini in
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to indicate its intention to turn in the direction indicated by the pointing signal. Trafficators are often located at the door
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They were common on vehicles until the introduction of the flashing amber, red or white
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The shape of the trafficator arm is closely based upon the shape of the
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inventors, Gustave Deneef and Maurice Boisson, who used a linear
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added electric motor drive. This system was superseded by two
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The Motor Car: Its Evolution and Engineering Development
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which, when operated, protrude from the bodywork of a
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in 1923. The final complete system came in 1927 when
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Index

Trafficator



semaphore signals
motor vehicle
pillar
Rome
Boston
French
solenoid
Berlin
Gladstone Adams
semaphore signal
Royal Bavarian State Railways
indicators
Volkswagen Beetle
"The Strange but True History of the Turn Signal"
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Automotive design
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Framework
Backbone chassis

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