History
Traffic cones were invented in 1914 by American Charles P. Rudabaker, who used them on the streets of New York City. They were made of concrete. The first traffic cones used in the United Kingdom occurred In 1958, when the M6 motorway opened. These traffic cones were a substitute for red lantern parrafin burners being used during construction on the Preston Bypass. In 1961, David Morgan of Burford, Oxfordshire, UK believes that he constructed the first experimental plastic traffic cones, which replaced pyramid-shaped wooden ones previously used.
Although originally made of concrete, today's versions are more commonly brightly-coloured thermoplastic or rubber cones. Recycled PVCs from bottles can be used to create modern traffic cones. Not all traffic cones are conical. Pillar-shaped movable bollards fulfil a similar function.
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