imported_doggy69247

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and does anybody have one and do they work ????

LEITNER

it changes the traffic lights? do you hit that many red lights? i dont think it would be leagle up here for pasenger cars.

imported_Green_Goblin

Id guess that it probably is illegal, cuz it tampers with government property (traffic light). Im sure they only work on some lights, and others they dont.

Dont know if you have noticed but most major intersection traffic lights have this black thing attached ontop that looks like a pop can. Some ppl tell me that it detects the flashing lights of a government vehicle and makes the signal green faster. Havent seen it work even for the firetrucks. Also Ive been told that if you high beam it and you are at the right height to hit the sensor...it will change fast too. These may all just be myths..dono.

I think I'd rather sit at the light for 30 seconds longer rather then take the risk of getting caught with one of those. if a cop sees one of those passin u by...he will prob stop u thinkin its a radar. n still end up writing u a ticket.

imported_Bruce Fee

dunno about legal issues, but it won't work at every light.

this technology is also being phased out.

emergency vehicles will be using transponders... no long will they be using this system.

imported_QUICKONTHEGAS

Waste of money IMO

imported_GoldBadge

Just steal a goal light from the arena and tape it to the roof of your car. You can also buy a siren for extra flair.

imported_gatherer

it's illegal and won't work in Toronto anyways .. in some states the firetrucks have strobe lights that emitt a certain pattern which a sensor at the intersection picks up and changes the lights for the aid of emergency vehicles...

but as far as I'm aware we didn't have something liek that in toronto at all.. our traffic light system is too old for it to work anyways...

kwyze

saad, those small black box things onto of the street lights are the red light camera's

imported_Bruce Fee

we use the light system now... getting upgraded to radio..

from my understanding

kwikb16a2

no they are not.....red light cameras capture your rear licence plate

imported_Green_Goblin

^^^ yea he is right kev, they arent cameras, red light cameras are usually big grey boxes right beside the light. I still think they are sensors for lights..if they arent...then what are they? Im curious now.

rjngo

u will create a traffic crashes everytime u change the normal flow of the traffic lights to ur need

SteveZ

those little black sensors on top of traffic lights are sensors for cop lights and firetrucks. firetrucks have a strobe light on the front that signal the lights to change, altho not immediately. big gray boxes on the side of the lights are the red light cameras. also, that device is illegal and you will be ticketed.

imported_Bruce Fee

if you can hide it hook it up to a switch somewhere, you should be okay. since it's not a common toy, it's not something that they would look for. dunno how they would detect it unless a cop was sitting there with a device checking...

just use it when you need it kind of thing..

it's a pretty big jerk@ss thing to do...

LDX

Those "little black boxes" are Priority Control System Sensors. 3M Opticom is the correct term. They interact through light, at a rate of approximately 14 Hz for high priority and 8 Hz for low (I think). Unless you can flash your highbeams 8 or 14 times a second, don't bother.

The MIRT is based on infrared so law enforcement officers will unlikely see it. Even if it was captured through a video camera, they are not optimized for infrared so the intensity will be very low to notice. Light is line of sight, and these sensors are usually aimed upwards.

Not too sure about the legality of this device... there are no clear restrictions on the HTA for the public to use these pre-emptive sensors.

imported_doggy69247

yea i wasent going 2 buy one i just never seen them be4 i usualy flash my highbeems i think it works wel i know 1 light in newmarket it works on every time on the way 2 bradford youg and holland landing road if u are on the holand road this is i never tried it the other way

imported_Team Rukus

most likely illegal.

bdotdan

flashing the highbeams don't do ****

kwikb16a2

how come when i approach a certain intersection the light changes red for me and it changes a few hundred feet before so i doubt theres a sensor in the ground sumwhere

bdotdan

there are sensors in the ground lol
example: how come if you are the only one in a left hand turning lane, you won't get an advanced green, but if there are a couple more cars behind you you will.
another is when someone pulls up to a stop light and the flashing hand will almost immediatley start flashing if there is little to no traffic on the other street.