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Car Fact #6 — June 22, 2026

The first modern traffic light was installed in London in 1868 at Piccadilly Circus, but it exploded after just a…

The first modern traffic light was installed in London in 1868 at Piccadilly Circus, but it exploded after just a few weeks when a gas leak caused the lamp to rupture, injuring the policeman operating it and setting back automated traffic control by decades.

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