August 5 is International Traffic Light Day

International Traffic Light Day is celebrated on August 5, 1914 in honor of the event. On this day, the first modern equipment appeared in the American city of Cleveland. The equipment had red and green lanterns, however, it made a sound when the colors changed. The first traffic light was created by British Jay Knight in the 1868th century. This device was erected in 3 in front of the London Parliament. Three years later, his flashlight explodes, injuring a police officer. After this incident, the traffic light was forgotten for 2 years before the development of the first 50-color flashlight automatic traffic light, until 1910, the 3-color traffic light was first seen in 1920 by people living in Detyord and New York. The modern device began to become popular in America and Europe. It first appeared in 1930 in Russia on the corner of Nevsky and Liteyniy streets in Leningrad. In December of the same year, the device was installed at the Petrovka and Kuznets bridges in Moscow. A traffic light has also been installed in Rostavna-Don, Russia's third largest city. A memorial to Svetofor was unveiled in Novosibirsk in 2010. The incident took place on International Traffic Light Day. There is also a memorial to Svetofor in Novosibirsk and Penza. Traffic lights are designed for the control of moving mechanical devices, vehicles, users of road equipment and other persons involved in traffic. Traffic lights are also used on railways. In Russia, this holiday is celebrated by the General Directorate of Traffic, and it should be noted that we must not forget to follow the rules of the road, not to cross the marked lanes, to stand in the face of invaluable steering wheel.