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  2. Railroad Safety Appliance Act - Wikipedia

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    The bent rod at far left allows the coupler to be disengaged by a worker standing safely at the side of the car, per Section 2 of the Act. The Safety Appliance Act is a United States federal law that made air brakes and automatic couplers mandatory on all trains in the United States. It was enacted on March 2, 1893, and took effect in 1900 ...

  3. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards - Wikipedia

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    FMVSS No. 129: [33] New non-pneumatic tires for passenger cars- new temporary spare non-pneumatic tires for use on passenger cars; FMVSS No. 131: [34] School bus pedestrian safety devices; FMVSS No. 135: [35] Light vehicle brake systems; FMVSS No. 136: [36] Electronic stability control systems on heavy vehicles; FMVSS No. 138: [37] Tire ...

  4. Carroll v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132 (1925), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court that upheld the warrantless searches of an automobile, which is known as the automobile exception. The case has also been cited as widening the scope of search.

  5. Traffic law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The exception is the US Virgin Islands, where people drive on the left. [2] Most states in the United States enforce priority to the right at uncontrolled intersections, where motorists must yield to the right. [3] The two most important differences between U.S. traffic rules and foreign countries' traffic rules are as follows:

  6. Motor vehicle exception - Wikipedia

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    The motor vehicle exception was first established by the United States Supreme Court in 1925, in Carroll v. United States. [1] [2] The motor vehicle exception allows officers to search a vehicle without a search warrant if they have probable cause to believe that evidence or contraband is in the vehicle. [3]

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  8. By 1887, it was calculated that the railroads were hauling a thousand ton-miles of freight for every person in the United States annually, and that if this freight were hauled by wagon, it would cost 20 times as much (and cost more than the entire value of the country’s gross national product). [139]

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