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Arusha catches up with Britain's Parliament - and sees red (and amber... and green)

Yes, it's true - traffic lights (otherwise called robots) were first introduced outside Britain's Parliament in 1868. Now Arusha, the Tanzanian town in the shadow of Kilimanjaro, has caught up just 139 years later and its first traffic lights have been installed.

Arusha - The only problem is, instead of easing traffic flow, they have caused chaos, accidents, frustration and astonishment… and crowds. As though they are flocking to a religious convention, thousands of Arushans every evening since October 9 have been turning up at the town's Sanawari intersection to witness what they believe to be a marvel of technology as the lights go green, then amber, then red…

But sometimes they all go red and all movement grinds to a halt. Then, suddenly, they all go green and the whole intersection becomes chaotic.

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[23 Oct 2007 11:11]

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