Did you know?
John Peake, a British railway manager
from Nottingham designed the first
set of traffic lights. He specialised
in designing signalling systems for
the railway network and decided
to create a system for the road
after continually reading about
road accidents. His signal system
was installed at Bridge Street in
Westminster, London in 1866.Nottinghamshire
Photo credit: National Justice Museum.Words: Harry Rogers.14 April 2020 groupleisureandtravel.com
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