Horse and buggy driver clearly doesn't understand what a red light means

Traffic problems, 1800's style.
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Traffic problems, 1800's style.

A March 6 video from a British bus driver shows a man running a red light through a busy intersection on a horse and buggy.



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It's unclear as to whether the horse and buggy are just trying to get to work on time, or just trying to travel back to their original time period.

In all fairness, red lights didn't exist in the 19th century.


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