| Author | Message | ||
| Ben Cannon (Artherd)
Intermediate Member Username: Artherd Post Number: 1169 Registered: 6-2002 |
Art- of course not! That'd be worng! I would never use the one I am getting either. Best! Ben. | ||
| Dennis (Bighead)
Member Username: Bighead Post Number: 269 Registered: 2-2003 |
Dave, if an unethical person wanted to do activate the optical (strobe light) system, all he would need to do is to have a law enforcement buddy use his/her stationery to order a "test light", which is basically a standard, lead-acid battery-operated, large handheld spotlight modified to emit the proper strobe pattern at the push of a button, and then keep said spotlight tucked behind the front passenger seat. But that would be wrong. vty, --Dennis | ||
| dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 2152 Registered: 5-2001 |
hey, that's it Michael! ;-) | ||
| Michael Zaic (Mikez_nj)
Junior Member Username: Mikez_nj Post Number: 107 Registered: 12-2002 |
Dave - see the link I posted (below) about the strobe lights... there used to be a more detailed schematic, I think, but this was from a quick Google search. | ||
| dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 2149 Registered: 5-2001 |
The early types of these system (and still used in some municipalities) uses a white strobe light on the emergency vehicle, and the reciever responds to the flashes. They have been around for around 25 years. I remember in college, guys experimenting with fast strobes to see if they could "trick" the lights to respond...and they did! Only problem, is that you are quite obvious to "law enforcement" as to what you are up to, with the light flashing as you come to each intersection...A friend in the fire dept told me the cops had stopped a lot of kids one summer years ago, who where all using strobes to fool the signal lights...after confiscating several of the gizmos, they kids gave up and moved back to blowing up mail boxes.... I didn't know the technology had advanced to using IR, but makes sense, since the bright white strobe can be very distracting to oncoming drivers. | ||
| Dave (Maranelloman)
Advanced Member Username: Maranelloman Post Number: 3201 Registered: 1-2002 |
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! That is hilarious, Brian!!!!!  | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 602 Registered: 3-2002 |
Nah, I vote for this as the ultimate car accessory... unlike the other, I won't mind if others get it, too... http://www.soarsystems.net/car/CarAccessory.mpg | ||
| Michael Zaic (Mikez_nj)
Junior Member Username: Mikez_nj Post Number: 106 Registered: 12-2002 |
 Reminds me of a text that used to float around in the old BBS days.... http://thephinn.freeshell.org/texts/boxes/chrome.txt | ||
| Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Advanced Member Username: Tifosi12 Post Number: 2661 Registered: 10-2002 |
Interesting. If anybody actually finds a place where one can buy these things, please post it. | ||
| Tyler (Bahiaau)
Intermediate Member Username: Bahiaau Post Number: 1138 Registered: 12-2001 |
Nice. Very nice. | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 6494 Registered: 5-2001 |
sure you wouldn't Art....LOL me neither! | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Intermediate Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 1101 Registered: 5-2002 |
James Bond, Eat your heart our.... | ||
| arthur chambers (Art355)
Advanced Member Username: Art355 Post Number: 2812 Registered: 6-2001 |
I've got to get one of these. I wouldn't use it, of course. Art | ||
| Richard Ward (Lomotpk)
Junior Member Username: Lomotpk Post Number: 101 Registered: 5-2003 |
Make traffic lights do your bidding... http://www.detnews.com/2003/commuting/0310/26/a01-307303.htm |