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From: ckinsman@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Chris Kinsman)
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Subject: Re: Re: IR receiver on traffic lights ? (no, it's visible light.)
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Date: 18 Apr 91 01:37:35 GMT
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In article <1991Apr17.181300.16991@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> tmkk@uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman) writes:
>
>In article <7380024@hpnmdla.hp.com> roger@hpnmdla.hp.com (Roger Petersen) writes:
>>
>>Re: home brew traffic light triggerer
>>
>>Sounds like a new market for the radar detector manufacturers...
>>
>>People might start to notice, however: "Hey, how come the lights always
>>turn green for Bob, but not me?"   (Visions of the Nissan "Bob" commercial.)
>
>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).
>
>So much for that great new market for Cincinnati Microwave. :-(

It actually depends on how the system is programmed.  I have seen Opticom
systems by 3M that can do both.

Chris

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