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Re: traffic lights
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Subject: Re: traffic lights
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From: mart@cs.ucr.edu (Mart Molle)
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Date: 21 Oct 1995 16:47:47 GMT
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Organization: University of California, Riverside
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Joe Ekaitis (jekaitis@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
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: I don't think there's any hope of the U.S.A., or at least California,
: installing traffic signals that will help the driver at all.
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: You can no longer "hit all the greens" in California by driving at or
: near the speed limit because fixed-interval traffic signals are a thing
: of the past. All of the traffic signals in California are
: traffic-activated, that is, sensors in the pavement send traffic flow
: information to the signals' control unit, supposedly so that the
: approaching vehicle can get a green light sooner and traffic flow would
: be much smoother, with fewer unnecessary stops.
This isn't true. Many major streets have synchronized traffic lights.
However, the above "quick-acting" traffic activation seems quite common
on less travelled streets. Nevertheless, it is not the most diabolical
feature of traffic control in these parts. Here in Riverside, we have
a historic, palm-tree lined boulevard that runs for miles and miles with
a 45mph speedlimit and a 4-way stop sign at every block. Now *that* is
the silliest way to burn up fuel and brake pads I've ever seen...
Mart Molle
Computer Science Department
University of California, Riverside.
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