词汇 | hore-belisha |
词源 | Hore-Belisha. These black-and-white striped posts topped with yellow globes honor Lord Leslie Hore-Belisha, British minister of transport, 1934–37, who introduced them to indi- cate pedestrian crossings. A colorful, controversial figure, Hore-Belisha instituted a campaign to halt “mass murder” on the highways, and the beacons were a warning to drivers that pedestrians had the right-of-way at approaching intersec- tions. Not overly modest, Lord Leslie seems to have named the lights after himself. The British statesman, born in 1895, fought in World War I as a major, was a member of Parlia- ment, and served as head of the British War Office at the be- ginning of World War II. The beacons are often called Hore-Belishas. |
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