Gadget to change traffic light for $100

[NRG]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060417...04DW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBhZDhxNDFzBHNlYwNtZW5ld3M-

 

[transdzn]

Nice feed. I always thought things like this was Sci-Fi :biggrin:

 

[NRG]

I wonder how he got caught though.

I think it's a great gadget for the NSX gathering group drive afterward

I'm pretty sure someone will be able to hack the new system.

 

[deedubb]

HAHAH, thats the town i grew up in....about 10 minutes south of where i live now.

Not a bad investment for only $100 (for the piece of gear) and $50 dollar fine.

Of course he could have invested $20 bucks in a good alarm clock eliminating the need for the device.

 

[deedubb]

I wonder how he got caught though.

Traffic engineers noticed a change in the normal light sequence over the course of 2 years and set up a sort of sting with cameras. They discovered that the light would change abnormally every morning the same time his truck drove by. They pulled him over and busted him.

 

[NRG]

I see. So I wonder when the next version will be released?

He did use it for 2 years....he should have used spread out his route instead of going on the same one every morning.

Traffic engineers noticed a change in the normal light sequence over the course of 2 years and set up a sort of sting with cameras. They discovered that the light would change abnormally every morning the same time his truck drove by. They pulled him over and busted him.

 

[akira3d]

I heard this on the radio (the guilty individual was being interviewed) when I was driving home from work the other day...and was thinking how much I could use one.

Of course, he said he had to be careful about which intersections he used it due to some of the lights not triggering or turn lights not being correctly affected...could cause some definite problems if not used carefully.

 

[NSXDreamer2]

What about the highbeam method, I used it from time to time, and 75% of time it work... (It works even better now that I had HID in high beam )

 

[Bilulan]

I saw this on Tv last night. 2 years....damn!
If you had been getting away with anything so stealthy as this, for 2 YEARS, what would ever make you think someone would catch on.

I'd have only been worried about 'word of mouth.' I'm sure I couldn't keep that thing a secret from friends, family, & coworkers. I'd be blabbing to everyone.....