Do you know where the name comes from? Trolley Dodgers. Before they were in LA, they were in Brooklyn. Which was full of trolleys (street railways). Which ran fast, hard and heavy, and couldn't turn. So when one was coming, if you were in the way of a trolley-car...dodge it.
A surreal world, to think that there was a time before high speed travel, when failing to dodge a fast-moving vehicle didn't mean you would be maimed or killed. Modern life with the automobile has inured use to the idea, and modern law (jay-walking, 'accidents') omits blame for automobiles.
A surreal world, to think that there was a time before high speed travel, when failing to dodge a fast-moving vehicle didn't mean you would be maimed or killed. Modern life with the automobile has inured use to the idea, and modern law (jay-walking, 'accidents') omits blame for automobiles.
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