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The First Traffic Accident

In 1771, the first traffic accident happened in Paris when Cugnot's steam tractor(蒸汽式机动车)hit a low wal1.

The First Car Number Plates(牌)of the World

The world's first car number plates were issued(颁发) by the French police in 1893. The First Fatal Car Accident

The first fatal car accident happened in Grove Hill, London, on February 25th, 1899. The driver died.

The Motor Car Act

ln Great Britain, the Motor Car Act came into use on January 1st, 1904. It is required that all cars should carry number plates, and that every driver should have a driver 's license (执照).

The First Traffic Lights of the World

The world's first traffic lights came into use in Detroit, the US, in 1919. The first traffic lights in Britain were used in Wolverhampton in 1928. However, they didn't come to London unti1 1932.

The First Traffic Policewomen

Policewomen appeared for traffic control duties for the first time in Paris in 1964. In Nepal they had traffic policewomen in 1995.

1. （1） Car number plates first came into use in France in

   A . 1771 B . 1893 C . 1904 D . 1919
3. （2） Who died in the fatal car accident in 1899?

   A . A driver. B . A student. C . A walker. D . A bike rider.
5. （3） In Great Britain, the Motor Car Act came into use in __________.

   A . 1899 B . 1904. C . 1919 D . 1928
7. （4） Which city began to use the traffic lights in 1932?

   A . London. B . Detroit. C . Paris. D . Wolverhampton.
9. （5） __________ appeared in Paris in 1964.

   A . Motor cars B . Car number plates C . Traffic policewomen D . Driver's licenses