TIL the first traffic signal, erected in London in 1868, was powered by gas. A gas leak caused it to explode a month later.

janeiro 29, 2023

TIL the first traffic signal, erected in London in 1868, was powered by gas. A gas leak caused it to explode a month later.

TIL the first traffic signal, erected in London in 1868, was powered by gas. A gas leak caused it to explode a month later. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/the-world-s-first-traffic-light-was-installed-in-london-150-years-ago-but-it-soon-claimed-its-first-casualty-a4012031.html itsjonzo January 29, 2023 at 09:20AM

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TIL the first traffic signal, erected in London in 1868, was powered by gas. A gas leak caused it to explode a month later.

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