Engineering Institute of Technology - Did you know that over 150 years ago, in December 1868, the first traffic light in the world was installed in London outside the British Parliament of
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The world's first traffic light was installed in London 150 years ago – but it soon claimed its first casualty | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
![Prof. Frank McDonough on Twitter: "10 December 1868. The world's first traffic signalling system was installed in London, near the Houses of Parliament. It was the forerunner of electric traffic lights. https://t.co/T5WzCDiRU9" / Prof. Frank McDonough on Twitter: "10 December 1868. The world's first traffic signalling system was installed in London, near the Houses of Parliament. It was the forerunner of electric traffic lights. https://t.co/T5WzCDiRU9" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuChpabWkAADcLd.jpg)