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From: murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Re: IR receiver on traffic lights ? (no, it's visible light.)
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Date: 17 Apr 91 23:56:23 GMT
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In article <1991Apr17.181300.16991@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman) writes:
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>I just heard that these devices turn all the signals at the intersection
>RED, thus bringing all traffic to a halt (except for the official
>emergency vehicle, which of course can go through red lights).

All depends on how your local boys have set them up. They used to use a
system like this in Miami on the Metro buses, turning the lights green
ahead of them to keep them moving faster.

Of course, your city's milage may vary.

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