1. In 2001, Southend-on-Sea had to redesign its new traffic-warden outfits when it was pointed out they were emblazoned with the letters ‘SS’.

2. Traffic lights were introduced 18 years before the car was invented.

3. In Washington D.C., the average person spends around 67 hours stuck in traffic each year.

4. Tim Allen (voice of Buzz Lightyear) spent two years in prison for trafficking cocaine.

5. Having Daylight Saving Time all year round could decrease deaths from traffic accidents, saving up to 366 lives.