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    When Was It Invented? The Traffic Light W What Were The Problems at The Time?

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    The first traffic light was invented in 1868 by J.P. Knight and installed in London. It used a semaphore system during the day with arms extending from a pole to signal "stop" and "go", and at night it used red and gas lamps to illuminate red and green lights. This helped solve issues with the previous railroad semaphore system by providing a way to automatically signal traffic at intersections both day and night, helping regulate the flow of growing traffic in a large city. The world's first traffic light proved a success at the busy intersection in London where it was installed.

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    The first traffic light was invented in 1868 by J.P. Knight and installed in London. It used a semaphore system during the day with arms extending from a pole to signal "stop" and "go", and at night it used red and gas lamps to illuminate red and green lights. This helped solve issues with the previous railroad semaphore system by providing a way to automatically signal traffic at intersections both day and night, helping regulate the flow of growing traffic in a large city. The world's first traffic light proved a success at the busy intersection in London where it was installed.

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    The first traffic light was invented in 1868 by J.P. Knight and installed in London. It used a semaphore system during the day with arms extending from a pole to signal "stop" and "go", and at night it used red and gas lamps to illuminate red and green lights. This helped solve issues with the previous railroad semaphore system by providing a way to automatically signal traffic at intersections both day and night, helping regulate the flow of growing traffic in a large city. The world's first traffic light proved a success at the busy intersection in London where it was installed.

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    When was it invented?

    The traffic light w

    What were the problems at the time?

    Railroads used a semaphore system with small arms extending from a pole to
    indicate whether a train could pass or not. In Knight's adaptation, semaphores
    would signal "stop" and "go" during the day, and at night red and green lights
    would be used. Gas lamps would illuminate the sign at night. A police officer
    would be stationed next to the signals to operate them.

    The world's first traffic signal was installed on Dec. 9, 1868, at the intersection
    of Bridge Street and Great George Street in the London borough of
    Westminster, near the Houses of Parliament and the Westminster Bridge,
    according to the BBC. It was a success and Knight predicted more would be
    installed.

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