bye bye red lights

[mmmPeanutButter]

I read this article on wired news about a transmitter that turns (some) red lights green.

There is an article on how to build one also.

Sounds pretty neat.

Just wondering if anybody has made one "for testing purposes?"

[Stingray]

Haven't read the article, but I assume this is the device that emergency vehicles use when en route to an actual emargency. I can't imagine that the police or the judge would have any sense of humor about you trying to BYO in this case.

-S

[Harry Potter]

Before any Italians think about building this, don't bother. I heard traffic lights there aren't taken seriously. 

[SirPoonga]

Haven't read the article, but I assume this is the device that emergency vehicles use when en route to an actual emargency. I can't imagine that the police or the judge would have any sense of humor about you trying to BYO in this case.

-S

Well, yeah, since the article says it is now a federal offense

I know some motorcyclists who used something like this.  Because the sensors in the roads don;t always pick up motorcycles.  But there are better things for motorcyclists like a magnetic field generator so the sensors will pick you up.

In TN and MN a motorcycle can turn left on a red light if he/she has been waiting an inappropiate ammount of time.  I've done that in MN   Happens alot at night when the lights switch to detect mode rather than timed mode.  If the sensors don't detect you the lights aren't going to change.

[ChadTower]

Before any Italians think about building this, don't bother. I heard traffic lights there aren't taken seriously.

[M3talhead]

Red lights are almost non-existant in Belgium. Traffic flow is controlled by a series of roundabouts taken at high speed while dodging little old ladies on bicycles.

[ChadTower]

[M3talhead]

Why cant we all just ride bikes everywhere!??!

[JB]

If only it was legal...