Archive for July, 2009

how can we control traffic signal using global positioning system?

You need to manually put a programable device on the input to the PLC, in parallel to the magnetic transducer. You would need a 1 KM range, since detection alone will not garentee the lights to change – that is unless you reprogrammed the PLC to amber, then red light all other intersections as [...]

Ontario, Canada….change to Highway Traffic Act police powers?

I’m unable to find the actual amendment which allows Police upon a routine Traffic Stop to have reasonable grounds for Drug search of Vehicle at their discression without Driver Permission. The media has said the Police can now take u to Police Station to "interrogate" or test u though u can refuse before you [...]

Where can i find the PLC program of traffic light system>?

I found out have many types of traffice light been use in malaysia, but since no one is very efficient to all the driver, when after heavy rain,sure will have problem on the traffic light system and make others driver jam. So i hope to find a correct and full PLC example of traffic light [...]

Florida traffic school certificate accepted in Ohio to have points removed?

I recently received a ticket in Pensacola, Florida that was a moving violation which resulted in a accident. I know Florida offers an online course to get the points removed but since I am an out of state resident (Ohio) I was wondering if anyone knows if my state will accept Florida Traffic School certificate [...]

Why do we use a traffic light system to stop for traffic?

I believe a simple solution would be to just bypass the light by building a bridge, or an underpass, at each street intersection to let traffic cross by each other. I know it sounds really simple, but I can’t think of any reason why we must have a light system unless to let pedestrians [...]

Why is it sometimes when my truck idles or is driving in stop and go traffic it overheats?

For the record, I recently replaced the thermostat and flushed out the cooling system. It doesn’t seem to boil over all the time. In fact, sometimes I think it has no rhyme nor reason to it, but it does do it more after idling a while or when driving in stop and go [...]

What is your opinion on the use of automated enforcement systems to detect and record traffic violations?

Does the use of such a system comport with constitutional requirements? Why or why not?
Well that depends. Who are you giving the ticket to? The driver or the owner of the vehicle?
Lets say I barrow my girlfriend’s car and I run a red light that is caught by the automated [...]

Can anyone tell me what happened to the UK company ‘Peak Systems’, that produced traffic management gear?

Was it taken over, or something?
Yes, by a German company. Go to: www.applegate.co.uk/sponsor.htm
The last was htm but yahoo seems to be censoring it by removing the m?

Who runs and funds the air traffic control system?

Is it a federally-run and owned system, or is it private airlines’? And what is the big deal about it lately?
Sources please!!!
FAA – Federal Aviation Administration. A regulatory commission run by the federal government.
A couple of current events headlines. Read full story at FAA.gov.
New Rule Increases Aircraft Wiring Safety
Runway Incursions Reduced

The Man Behind The Traffic Signal

It was Morgan’s experience while driving along the streets of Cleveland that led to his invention of a traffic signal device.
The first American-made automobiles were introduced to U.S. consumers not long after the turn of the century. It was not uncommon for bicycles, animal-powered wagons and new gasoline-powered motor vehicles to share the same streets [...]