Speed Sensing Traffic Light
Apr 7

Speed Sensing Traffic Light

Stoplight to punish suburban speeders / Pleasanton finds a way to slow impatient drivers: Fascinating — they’ve found a way to turn speeders into red light runners.

In a move unprecedented in the Bay Area, the city’s traffic engineers have created a traffic signal with attitude. It senses when a speeder is approaching and metes out swift punishment.

It doesn’t write a ticket. It immediately turns from green to yellow to red.

Via Metafilter.

by Deane   April 7, 2004 12:58 PM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter

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by Owen,   April 7, 2004 1:59 PM  

There is one of these lights on Route 3 between West Chester and Lima, PA. It's at an intersection at the bottom of a hill where people habitually speed. After I realized the nature of the light (often speeding home after a late-night movie), I began timing it. Now, the short delay before the light turns green again is exactly how long it takes for me to get to the light from where I am when it turns red, and I get to go a smidgen faster.

by Deane,   April 7, 2004 3:28 PM  

"Okay Penguin Squad, we've narrowed his location down to somewhere in Pennsylvania. Fan out and kill anything sitting in front of a Blue Screen of Death..."

by Owen,   April 8, 2004 8:17 AM  

"Ack!" /me goes wireless and flees across the border into Delaware, home of tax-free shopping, careful not to speed along the way...

by Peter,   April 12, 2004 11:52 AM  

These lights are common here in the Netherlands. At least 10 percent of all traffic lights are equipped with these counter measures. Reason of this all: running a red light will cost you 200 USD, and speeding 5 mph al lot less.

by Lucia,   May 4, 2004 9:49 AM  

I think these traffic lights will promote the general good in our world! Ummm.... Yea, it's something this comment is worth.

by corndog,   May 4, 2004 9:55 AM  

I think traffic lights ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they help so much in this world and make it very safe too. They also need much brighter lights. Thanks for letting us speak out

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