enRoute January 2007

Readers get the green light to shoot traffic signals around the world. Ready, set, go.

1 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Number of two-wheelers in the city that's known for, among other things, its extensive bike paths: 600,000.
Photo by Karen Sekikawa

2 Sante Fe, New Mexico
Year that traffic lights were introduced in the United States: 1914, when signals had only two colours.
Photo by Morris Saldov

3 Paris, France
Number of lights projected on
the Eiffel Tower each night: 336. (Before the World’s Fair in Paris in 1900, the tower was illuminated with gas lanterns.)
Photo by Sal Ali

4 Antananarivo, Madagascar
What mora mora means in Merina, a Malagasy dialect: slowly. (It’s also the name of a popular Madagascar gourmet chocolate bar.)
Photo by Stéphane Cadieux

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