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Tuesday Trivia… Red Light

The first red light in France appeared in 1923 at this intersection (Boulevards Saint-Denis and Sebastopol in Paris).

A red light which did not identify the three colors (red, orange, green) that we know today, but only one, coupled with a ring. The driver had to stop when it was on, and could move when it was off. Red lights to the three colors have appeared a decade later.

Another fun facts: there is NO Stop signs in Paris.

In 2012, the Paris police prefecture indicated in a newsletter that only one sign remained in Paris (It stood at the exit of a construction facility so basically at the exit of a glorified driveway) and would last four more years, until 2016. Located in the 16th arrondissement, quai Saint-Exupéry, the sign has seen many thefts, because of its reputation.