MIRT Technology

[raresvx]

Couldn't you use a programmable universal TV remote control? The range might suck, but shouldn't the remote control be able to flash the pulses in the right sequence?

Now. What button would you use to make the lights turn green? Fast Forward?

Actually a remote will work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqmNe76HVhk

That wont work. :roll:

[proudNMAmember]

The remote works on some lights. But I noticed in the video, the guy looked to be in Europe who was setting traffic lights from red to green.

[raresvx]

Those traffic lights dont even have the sensors. You can see him slow down and speed up. He must have trick the underground sensors.

I dont believe this! If you going to make a video and post it then he should at least hold up the dam remote. Theres no edvidence thats hes using a tv/vcr remote.

SO many flaws.......

[proudNMAmember]

Very good point raresvx. None of us who have watched it, have seen the actual remote have we?

[raresvx]

Very good point raresvx. None of us who have watched it, have seen the actual remote have we?

Usely when I see a opticom being used and from my own expierence. They have a flasher next to the sensor that flashes to confirm its activated.

Im not a expert but I have a hard time seeing how one led. Thats good for like what 10 feet going through a windshield and activate a sensor 30 feet in the air.

Having like a dozen leds together mite work. But one aint going todo it. Then again I might be wrong.

[Lucky225]

Very good point raresvx. None of us who have watched it, have seen the actual remote have we?

Usely when I see a opticom being used and from my own expierence. They have a flasher next to the sensor that flashes to confirm its activated.

Im not a expert but I have a hard time seeing how one led. Thats good for like what 10 feet going through a windshield and activate a sensor 30 feet in the air.

Having like a dozen leds together mite work. But one aint going todo it. Then again I might be wrong.

The opticom system here actually makes the green lights themselves FLASH

[richardyoo]

Those traffic lights dont even have the sensors. You can see him slow down and speed up. He must have trick the underground sensors.

I dont believe this! If you going to make a video and post it then he should at least hold up the dam remote. Theres no edvidence thats hes using a tv/vcr remote.

SO many flaws.......

Here's another video and quite a few comments that claim it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnS8u4E9TTA

[raresvx]

Those traffic lights dont even have the sensors. You can see him slow down and speed up. He must have trick the underground sensors.

I dont believe this! If you going to make a video and post it then he should at least hold up the dam remote. Theres no edvidence thats hes using a tv/vcr remote.

SO many flaws.......

Here's another video and quite a few comments that claim it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnS8u4E9TTA

IF you look at the video that stoplight doesnt even have a sensor.

[citation04]

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[F=MA]

I used to have a commercial version of a MIRT tester, since I work in the road construction industry.

The versions that a consumer can buy or emergency personnel aren't that dangerous. Since even at the high alert setting, traffic signals will still cycle through the normal 5 second green-amber-red-pause-green routine.

The unit I had could make a light go from red-green instantly, which would cause an instant accident if the intersection wasn't closed.

The real problem with these devices is that they alter traffic flows terribly. Since rather than have the advance at the intersection where the first signal in intercepted. The adjacent intersections in all 4 directions are also advanced, causing gridlock.