Did you know the world’s first ever traffic lights appeared in London – and exploded the first time they were used? If you stand on the corner of Bridge Street and Parliament Square and look up at the big white building facing Parliament, you’ll spot a small green plaque. It marks the exact place where, on December 9th, 1868, the world’s first traffic lights were installed. Before this, London’s roads were pure chaos - horses everywhere, carts colliding, and policemen desperately waving their ar
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