Zebra Crossings, a History

 My post above on that infamous site and time-suck called Reddit. It was posted as snark for someone had asked about the difference in calling a crosswalk (in the states) versus zebra crossing (British and former British places). True story. In fact, it was only ever a form of control. It kept the local population under wraps in the colonies and kept them unable to move about freely. 
And of course, as we all know, when those in charge of Empire decide that something worked elsewhere, they'll try to bring that form of control back home. And that, my friends is how Zebra crossings came to be.
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