Control Traffic Lights?

[AJ]

I need me one of these bad boys!

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/18/traffic.changer.ap/index.html

[Onefast99gsx]

Those would work in the twin cities. Unfortunately all our traffic lights are timed.

[Jana]

That's a funny store though. :D

[CVD]

Those would work in the twin cities. Unfortunately all our traffic lights are timed.
That doesnt matter. Its the same kind of strobe an emergency vehicle uses to interrupt the normal light sequence.

[cudvig]

Sign me up for one!

-Colin

[dsm95gsxer]

Boy that would be nice in town, Mankato uses a similar system Hmmmmmmm...

[98gstaherns]

Can't you just flash your lights to get them to change too? I tryed and I got the warning light to light up but it didn't change the lights to green.

[CVD]

Neither you nor your headlights are capable of producing the proper strobe effect to make them work.

[Onefast99gsx]

That doesnt matter. Its the same kind of strobe an emergency vehicle uses to interrupt the normal light sequence.

I don't believe ours are strobe controlled. I've lived in MN before and I know that your lights and ours are different. Besides which, many times I've seen fire trucks and ambulances slow down and proceed through a red light here. My town is 1,200 people. We're not high tech by no means.

[CVD]

Sometimes they use radio frequency instead, but all cities should have this on their permanent stoplights (ie not hanging). Sometimes it doesnt work quickly enough (or at all) and they have to slow down to get through the intersection.