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From: donch@teklabs.UUCP (Don Chitwood)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Smart Traffic Lights?
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 13:04:43 EDT
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The 'smart light' ignoring motorcycles is a major complaint of mine.
I'm prepared with a mentally canned defense should a trooper stop me
when I "run" a permanently red light.  However, even tho my final
defense would be an offer to prove my case by demonstrating the
light's default, I'm sure that most cops take the rules literally.

In my  area, Portland, Oregon, the person to contact is the traffic
control officer in the local Office/Bureau of Streets/Roads.  The
smart lights ARE adjustable for sensitivity.  The tradeoff with
sensitivity apparently has to do with false triggering from vehicles
in adjacent lanes that may be occupying more than their own lane.
You might also call your local police office and ask them for their
recommendation, both as to what to do when caught in the situation
by a light, and who to contact for relief.

Don Chitwood
Tek Labs
Tektronix, Inc.