[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: Traffic signal app

Mon Jun 29 18:30:06 UTC 2015

Are scatter lights the ones where one side of the street goes, then the 
other side of the street goes?  If so, we had that in the 1990s.  I was able 
to use one, but it was hard.  It's been a long time since I used it, so I 
don't remember how.  Pam.

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Both scatter lights and round abouts are appearing here in the L. A.
area. There are round abouts in Santa Monica and long beach, and scatter
lights in Westwood and Brentwood.

Andy

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Where in California? I live in San Francisco, and have traveled quite a
bit in Hollywood, Santa Monica, and  San Diego. I've seen plenty of
cocked up intersections, but none I couldn't  negotiate better by
listening to traffic patterns, rather tham listening  to traffic lights.

Of courss this is not a new topic, it's been talked about since the 80s.
However, I still have not been convinced that APS technology is more
reliable than traffic patterns.

I know this is a controversial topic, and I'm not sure where it's going,
but I want to put in my 2 cents.

Jim

Written While on the Move

> On Jun 27, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Brett Boyer via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> I hope all of you that say no one needs audible traffic lights,
> realize we're still arguing about something that has been going on for
years.
> The idea that audible traffic lights are not necessary, folks forget
> about some of the really difficult intersections in cities. Now, maybe

> you don't have intersections like this or maybe you don't travel
> independently very much. And, I hope this is the case. However, there
> are those instances where intersections, these days, audible traffic
> lights are almost a necessity. If you don't need them, that's great!
> Also, and I'm not familiar with the proper terminology, but a lot of
> heavily traffic areas now have a new pattern where all cars stop and
> allow pedestrians to cross any way they want. It would be nice to know

> what type of intersection you are approaching. The newer lights that
> I've seen here in California, when the button is pressed down it will
> tell you what intersection you are at, what corner you are at, and a
> count-down letting you know where to go. I have not used any of these
> myself but I 've heard them and have been around them while with other
people.
> Do I think everyone should use audible signals? No, obviously not, but

> having a device that tells you about the intersection you are at would

> be a big help.
> bb
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>
> Hi, Elizabeth.
>
> With respect, I beg to differ with you. By the time an app told you
> what you needed to know, the light would have changed. Moreover, you'd

> need earbuds or those bone-conducting headphones to hear your i-device

> anyway. And I wouldn't want to be fiddling with an app at a street
> crossing when, in the end, like everyone else, I'm dependent upon my
> senses and my brain to mind its P's and Q's.
>
> Also, such an app and the underlying infrastructure would be way too
> easy to hack -- not a comforting thought when my posterior is on the
line.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
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> Behalf Of Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-talk
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>
> Hi Tracy,
>
> I agree that having such an app would be extremely helpful. I really
> don't like the audible signals that are currently in use, but I think
> a smart phone app is a great idea.
> It would also benefit us since cars are much quieter now. Also, we
> have to contend with annoying, turning traffic.
>
> Best
>
> Liz
>
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> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-talk
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>
> Someone said they'd heard about work on an app to identify when a
> traffic light was walk or don't walk.  Anyone know any more about
> this?  I keep thinking how useful that would be.  As I'm getting
> older, I don't hear the traffic changes as well as I used to.  And an
> app seems a lot cheaper than putting in audible signals.  And I keep
> hearing about traffic signals having all kinds of "smart" things built

> in, so maybe an app could build on something already there.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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