Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uwm.edu!ogicse!milton!serval!yoda.eecs.wsu.edu!ckinsman
From: ckinsman@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Chris Kinsman)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: IR receiver on traffic lights ?
Message-ID: <1991Apr18.012606.12858@serval.net.wsu.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 91 01:26:06 GMT
References: <1991Apr11.211957.7309@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> <5170128@hplsla.HP.COM> <18277@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (USENET News System)
Organization: Washington State University
Lines: 21

In article <18277@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> gbell@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Greg Bell) writes:
>
>I've seen this too.  What doesn't make sense is that I'd think the truck would
>have to be in a particular lane to get the thing to trigger.  And,
>emergency vehicles take the "best route", right?  Hmm...
>
Actually they don't.  According to EVAP (Emergency Vehicle Accident
Prevention) manuals all emergency vehicles should stay in the left lane at
all time to prevent drivers from pulling over, right into your truck.
Consequently if I come to an 4 lane intersection in the left lane and there
is a car blocking the leftmost lane I will pass this car in the oncoming
lane as opposed to the right.

Chris


-- 
Chris Kinsman  					KINSMAN@WSUVM1
Washington State University			22487863@WSUVM1
Computing Service Center			ckinsman@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu
Computing Resources Laboratory			76701.154@compuserve.com