I sooooo want one of these

[kala]

I am always running late ......i don't know why..i try to be on time but i am still running late.....so, what should i do? I should buy This :D i didn't even knew that someone could buy this kind of stuff.... i know some lights here stays on green for maybe 10 second or less and in the morning there are like a gizilions of cars..it usually takes me atleast 2-3 lights to cross the light..........so what you guys think?

[CoreyCamaro]

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That or a bike. But seriously, thats so rad. I can't believe he only got a fiddy dollar ticket.

[gugdathug3]

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yeaaa it's crazy what people find on ebay. anyways, back to the subject.. i think the dude deserved more than a $50 ticket. Taking the shortcut sometimes ain’t really worth gambling..

"If you work hard in this life, you will be rewarded. If you take shortcuts, you get cut short." - Rev Run.

[kristen]

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fiddy dollar .

what the f man. fiddy. i mean come on!!!!! hehehehe

[Loochy88]

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Time value of money. Given all the time he saved, it was definitely worth 150 bucks. :)

[car-show-crazy-firebird]

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Thats neat. I never knew there was such a device.
Sometimes I wish I had one to change lights late at night when nobody is around except me and my red light.

[bah]

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i being a firefighter know that is extremely illegal and he deserved way more than a $50 ticket, and fyi that will only work in very large cities with fairly new traffic signals with the optical sensors instead of the ones burried under the road. and they must have had some wierd traffic signals because it is supposed to make ALL of the lights red and make a strobe somewhere in the intersection flash to give people in the intersection a warning.

[Mogobs30th]

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If I had to say it, he beat the system. He found something that gave him an advantage without seriously causing a problem on the road. I actually thing the $50 ticket is extreme. You have to blame city engineers for adapting such a device to traffic signals. Can't blame the guy for finding the device, purchasing it legally, and using it, since there is no REAL law against using the device.

[flyfrito_SS]

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That is awsome! See sometimes usefull things can be found on Ebay!

[95fbirdkid]

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since there is no REAL law against using the device.

yes there is, tampering w/ a traffic control device, also using strobelights on a moving vehicle w/o proper permits.

[bah]

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Can't blame the guy for finding the device, purchasing it legally, and using it, since there is no REAL law against using the device.

there are absolutely laws against it, and yes, it is illegal to purchase it if you arent authorized

[Mogobs30th]

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yes there is, tampering w/ a traffic control device, also using strobelights on a moving vehicle w/o proper permits.

Storbe lights are seen by the naked eye. This device emitted an INFRARED pulse to the light, which would have been unseen, and undetected unless someone was actually looking for it. As for tampering with a traffic control device, that could be debated. As I said, this device could be used legally, just not to control traffic lights. But then it negates the whole point of owning it.

I will give you credit, bah, it is illegal to PURCHASE, but is it illegal to OWN? No. There are laws against purchasing such devices, because of reasons stated above, but not illegal to own. Similar to the HU card programmers for DirecTV dish owners could get. They were illegal to purchase within the US, but nothing could be said about owning one of them.

[camaro_speedemon]

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Storbe lights are seen by the naked eye. This device emitted an INFRARED pulse to the light, which would have been unseen, and undetected unless someone was actually looking for it. As for tampering with a traffic control device, that could be debated. As I said, this device could be used legally, just not to control traffic lights. But then it negates the whole point of owning it.

I will give you credit, bah, it is illegal to PURCHASE, but is it illegal to OWN? No. There are laws against purchasing such devices, because of reasons stated above, but not illegal to own. Similar to the HU card programmers for DirecTV dish owners could get. They were illegal to purchase within the US, but nothing could be said about owning one of them.

Well, they can't ban someone from using an IR device. It's the same reason that laser jammers are legal, while radar jammers are illegal. You can't ban someone from using a light. If it was illegal, everyone with a remote would get in trouble. The reason radar jammers are illegal is because they emit radio waves, therefore they are governed and regulated by the FCC. IIRC the FCC doesn't govern light waves.

[JusFlyinBy]

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i being a firefighter know that is extremely illegal...

As opposed to it being only somewhat illegal? :p :D

He didn't put anyones life in danger or do anything extremley stupid. He "tampered with a traffic control device", so I think 50 bucks is reasonable. Its not enough to prevent it though :).

Then again, I suppose you could make the argument that what if he came upon an intersection at the same time as a firetruck or ambulance, switched the lights green on his side and cause a serious accident. Whoops.

[StrtRacer98]

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i want to know where to get one at!