I want one

ccb056 · Post by **ccb056** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:14 pm

http://www.hgh4us.com/index.asp?PageAct ... &ProdID=49

this would go nicely with the passport 8500

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:17 pm

Car and Driver reviewed a device like that a while back, it said it really didnt do much. Plus, the traffic lights in your area have to be equipped to take signals from a device like this, and there arent that many lights like that.

Wolf on Air · Post by **Wolf on Air** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:36 pm

Americans.

Instig8 · Post by **Instig8** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:42 pm

http://www.fleet-central.com/af/newspick.cfm?rank=3993 wrote:A recent U.S. Department of Transportation survey showed the devices are in use at 26,500 intersections in 78 cities across the country.

It still would be cool to have one.

TigerRaptor · Post by **TigerRaptor** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:44 pm

I wouldnâ??t want to be the idiot if a Cop finds that in your car.

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:49 pm

Ohh God...

Somedays I think I have one of those in my car... every light I pull up to turns green.. it's great.

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 10:11 pm

some ppl have made these themselves by videotaping ambulences and the weird flashes that come from them, then studying them. i think we may have covered it on zzz a while back (i'm not sure where i remembered it from).

they are illegal

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:34 am

dont Emergency vehicles come equipped with Light Changers in the Lights and Siren Control panels?

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:32 pm

Around here, I see it done by amulances and such all the time. All lights turn red except for their left turning lane, which quickly files out, and the vehicle proceeds forward around everyone. I guess they could turn left too.

edit: I don't know if you have different options, but if you pulled the above, you'd stick out like a sore thumb, and probably get some Albuquerque justice.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:50 pm

Kurupt, can witness this... in akron, OH. they have installed sensors above the traffic lights that use "line-of-sight" detectors and small transmitters to change the lights.

Jeff250 wrote:edit: I don't know if you have different options, but if you pulled the above, you'd stick out like a sore thumb, and probably get some Albuquerque justice.

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AceCombat wrote:dont Emergency vehicles come equipped with Light Changers in the Lights and Siren Control panels?

what i mean by this, is.. inside the pratol car or emergency vehicle, i belive emergency personnel have a toggle switch or some type of activation switch to toggle a transmitter placed somewere out of sight to others, that will change a light if they see a massive traffic flow and need to stop them quickly.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:57 pm

That's the most stupid thing.

So - if YOU have one, and *I* have one, and 28 other people have one - how the #$#%$ is traffic meant to get anywhere?

Retarded.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 6:05 pm

mobius, aside from my bad habits, why in gods name do you always have to be so fvcking hatred towards everything we post

bash · Post by **bash** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 7:17 pm

I agree with Mobius. If I ever saw some fool using one I would not hesitate to report it. Think of it as kicking a hacker off my server.

[DWL]Punk · Post by **[DWL]Punk** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 9:10 pm

tattle tale.

Santrix · Post by **Santrix** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 5:17 pm

What I thoguht was funny was in Car and Driver when the reviewer said he took of the IR filter to see if that would help. What a dipstick (no pun intended). He said the flash of light stunned the other drivers.

BUBBALOU · Post by **BUBBALOU** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:13 pm

In South Fl they had these back in the 80's. they changed the way it worked... it used to make it go green to your direction, now they all just go red. Worked in NY too after I came back in the 80's. All you have to do is flash your headlights(from a distance) at a certain rate and the light will change (except old backwood road lights).

Most emergency vehicles have 1 central white flashing light up on the top of the vehicle. The devices that started this topic are for Police crusiers(sedans)

Liquid Fire · Post by **Liquid Fire** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:13 pm

Driver "A" approaches intersection with device turned on. Driver "B" does the same from a perpendicular street. Stoplight starts rapidly changing as it periodically receives signals from both drivers. What this amounts to is one HECK of a big accident, all because drivers a and b wanted to get to where they were going several seconds earlier.

TheCops · Post by **TheCops** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:37 pm

who gets it?
"driver 8, take a break."

DCrazy · Post by **DCrazy** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 8:51 pm

Liquid Fire, replace these cars with ambulances doing the same thing. I'm sure there's some sort of safeguard in the system for such an event.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Sat Apr 10, 2004 10:35 pm

There is a hotfix for that exploit available on the Microsoft Windows for Stoplights Update site.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 6:07 pm

LOL!!! Jeff

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 6:28 pm

AceCombat wrote:Kurupt, can witness this... in akron, OH. they have installed sensors above the traffic lights that use "line-of-sight" detectors and small transmitters to change the lights.

yes... and while not a bad idea in theory, not so good in the day to day.