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Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights

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From: Edsel Chase
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 00:00
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Shiva Nataraja wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 02 Oct 1999 03:02:52 -0400, Edsel Chase
> <starswirler@geocities.com> wrote:
> 
> >Many years ago i came up with an idea for transponder-
> >controlled traffic lights
> 
> TRANSPONDER controlled? You mean I need a transponder in my car to
> make the light turn green for me?

I originated the idea with emergency vehicles in mind; however, 
there *is* potential application for personal vehicles -- and 
these may involve the "radar mile" principle -- 

> >-- at last watch, Atlanta
> >and some California cities are trying them out --
> 
> Which CA cities? I want to know which places to avoid...

Would you please explain why you seem to be turned off by 
the idea? -- 

-- 
Drive carefully -- 
Indelibly yours, 
The motorious 
Edsel (the CA areas were given by John Galt)(WHO IS JOHN 
       GALT???) Chase
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From: Edsel Chase <starswirler@geocities.com>
Subject: Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights
Date: 1999/10/03
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