Transportation in Los Angeles as it was 50 years ago. A motorist is stranded on the median of the Harbor Freeway. Significant point: At this time in Los Angeles history, the freeways were patrolled by the LAPD, not the CHP … And an interesting problem for streetcars. Notice that when the tracks are blocked, nothing can move. To greatly simplify the problem: The thing defined streetcars–tracks–was also their inescapable weakness. Which is one of the major reasons they were replaced by buses that could change lanes.
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