The earliest road signs were milestones, giving distance or direction.
Romans erected stone columns throughout their empire giving the distance to Rome.
In 1686, the first known Traffic Regulation Act in Europe was established by King Peter II of Portugal.
This act foresaw the placement of priority signs in the narrowest streets of Lisbon, stating which traffic should back up to give way.
“IN THE YEAR 1686 HIS MAJESTY ORDERS THAT CARRIAGES, SLEDGES AND BEDDING THAT COMES FROM THE ORDINANCE OF THE SALVADOR RETREAT FOR THE SAME PART.”
In fact, the king had 24 traffic signs installed and posted, but only this one has survived to the present day.
Anyone who disobeyed these traffic signs would be fined 2000 Cruzados and could be deported to Brazil.
You can still see it on a wall on Rua Do Salvador in Alfama, Lisbon.
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