Thursday, April 27, 2006

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Remote control for changing traffic lights

The device we have all been wishing for when we're stuck in traffic: a device that can change stop lights from red to green.:



A man who said he bought a device that allowed him to change stop lights from red to green received a $50 ticket for suspicion of interfering with a traffic signal.


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Niccum was issued a citation March 29 after police said they found him using a strobe-like device to change traffic signals. Police confiscated the device.


"I'm always running late," police quoted Niccum as saying in an incident report.


The device, called an Opticon, is similar to what firefighters use to change lights when they respond to emergencies. It emits an infrared pulse that receivers on the traffic lights pick up.

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