Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights

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From: Marc
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 00:00

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nmoberg <nmoberg@hotmail.com> wrote:
>In article <7st9r7$ea1$1@news-int.gatech.edu>, Kiki says...
>>
>>In rec.autos.driving David Meyers <dmeyers@panix.com> wrote:
>>: Kiki <tigress@havoc.gtf.org> writes:
>>
>>:> where trip plates are really nice. There are some intersections though
>>:> where the trip plate is farther back to allow for some accumulation, my
>>
>>: And if nobody comes up behind you and sits on the plate,
>>: the damn light might never change.
>>
>>: Trip plates suck.
>>
>>Um, I think this is too black and white... the problem is not that they
>>suck, but there are areaas where timing lights is better, and areas where
>>trip plates work out a lot better.
>>Trip plates do not always suck as you say. I've been to many places
>>(including where I am on the main road) where I am very happy there are
>>trip plates instead of timed lights.
>>
>>Tigress
>>
>
>
>I hope you guys literally don't mean trip plates? As far as I know they haven't
>been around in years. They just didn't work very well. AFAIK what has taken the
>place of trip plates are proximty loop detectors that are buried beneath the
>roadway and have no mechanical parts... Is that what you mean?

Yes.

And they suck too.

Marc

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From: Gumbyy@ticnet.com (Marc)
Subject: Re: New High-Tech Traffic Lights
Date: 1999/09/29
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