Group Buy?: Signal Changers!
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Group Buy?: Signal Changers!
Someone's got to set up a Group Buy on some traffic signal changers
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Be careful with these things. Using them when not acting as emegency personnel qualifies in most states as 'tampering with a traffic signal', which is usually a misdemeanor.
Don't wanna get written up for that (not to mention that most lights don't use them).
Don't wanna get written up for that (not to mention that most lights don't use them).
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To an extent. Some traffic signals have receivers that correspond to tranmistters on emergency vehicles. They usually work via a PCM strobelight or IR laser activation.
The kicker is different counties/cities use different brands/models, so your changer wont always work for you.
So, yes they can work, depending on the model and your location and whether the signal is equipped with a receiver.
The kicker is different counties/cities use different brands/models, so your changer wont always work for you.
So, yes they can work, depending on the model and your location and whether the signal is equipped with a receiver.
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so let's say two cars are coming towards an intersection... one traveling north-south and the other east-west...both have signal changers. What happens. Like the cartoons where they both turn green and everyone crashes?
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Originally Posted by gooder77
so let's say two cars are coming towards an intersection... one traveling north-south and the other east-west...both have signal changers. What happens. Like the cartoons where they both turn green and everyone crashes?
But, like 04blkwrx and SCC said, the VAST majority of lights are not equipped for this - they only install such systems near emergency centers or on major thouroughfares where emergency vehicles might get stuck.
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permanently install it in your fender well and hardwire the power in to the battery. No red lights evAr (except for the fact that it doesn't really work on all lights).
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