Red and green traffic lights have been around since the 1800s, when British traffic officers used to rotate gas lamps that burned red and green to control the movement of mostly horse-drawn vehicles.

MERIDEN, Conn. (WFSB) - The famous Meriden Traffic Tower on display in the city represents a significant milestone in Connecticut transportation history as the state’s first electric traffic light and ...

We all know what a basic traffic light is supposed to look like. There are three colors — red, yellow, and green — and they're arranged in that order, either from top to bottom or left to right in a ...