Radar & Cameras at Intersections: Detection Systems vs. Ticketing Traps

[@Trafficlightdoctor]

You’re awesome man! You did a great job sharing what I’m passionate about!!

[@VortexRadar]

Thanks so much for sharing your perspective! It’s a view we generally don’t get to see and it’s super interesting. :)

[@baranarslan8604]

Subscribed to your channel Doctor!

[@BobBacheler]

Now a subscriber to your channel. Looking forward to more interesting videos.

[@theoiv]

i love both of your channels. keep up the good work guys.

[@rxwhat33]

The light i go through every night will always change to red before i get to it if im going over 60, under 60 and it stays green, there must be an algo built in to the software that does this.

[@LongIslandCityLayout]

Great video. When I was learning to drive, I thought I accidentally ran through a red light that had these cameras. I was certain I got a ticket. But, I put two and two together and I realized that you can't have a red light camera that just captures a car's front license plate. Drivers from states that don't require front license plates would get off scot-free. Also, at least in NY, local governments are legally required to put out signs at the intersections that are actually camera enforced.

[@bernardowens1648]

Also, some of those "traffic control cameras" are set to recognize a strobelight from emergency vehicles to clear an intersection for the emergency vehicle running lights and siren to safely proceed through.

[@glennquagmire1747]

Nope, emergency vehicles have a box installed to change lights signals

[@bernardowens1648]

@@glennquagmire1747 Not surprised. The strobelight was early 2000s tech and still being used when I taught driver safety at my job in 2010.

[@bernardowens1648]

And, Glenn?? "GIGGIDY-GIGGIDY-GOO"!!!!! LOL

[@mikeslater6246]

​​​@@glennquagmire1747 yep. And how do you think that box communicates with those traffic signals. That box controls a strobe light that sends a coded signal in that highly visible light system to the optical receivers on the signal light poles that tell that intersection's traffic signal system that an emergency vehicle is approaching. They use the strobes because they are highly visible, and highly directional. It is a much easier way to tell that the emergency vehicle is approaching the intersection and from what direction, and even in some cases which lane such as a turn lane as opposed to a through traffic lane, it is approaching.

[@acinfla9615]

Gps detection is what is being used now. A unit in the emergency vehicle communicates to the controller and identifies the direction of approach.

[@jpwhre]

Traffic enforcement cameras have been removed here in AZ. So these (traffic flow) cameras are all we have. And for us on 2 wheels, it’s a huge upgrade of old magnets in the ground systems. I had a general idea, but this clears it all up. Thank you.

[@SunnynPhilly]

Yea Texas got rid of red light cameras too. Pissed off a lot of local governments because they made a lot of $ but governor abbott signed a law outlawing them.

[@TheShadeManGuitar]

My neighborhood used magnets in the ground and the light never changes for my bike. Gotta run the red everytime

[@Rustyknife1]

@@TheShadeManGuitar put some magnets or metal strips on your bike somewhere that should help

[@fuzzycuffs]

They also have special functions to detect emergency vehicles as to change the lights with higher priority.

[@straightpipediesel]

The emergency vehicle preemption sensors aren't cameras, though they look like it. They're broad near-IR detectors which look for a coded pulse from a transmitter on the vehicle. There may be different codes, for example a lower-priority bus code that is overridden by an emergency vehicle. These are commonly known by the brand name Opticom and sometimes have a white flood light as well to indicate preemption.

[@AggiePhil]

@@straightpipediesel they really don’t look like cameras. They’re very small.

[@alexnutcasio936]

I think you’re talking about Opticon which is activated by the emergency vehicle…

[@watkinsjason]

No

[@Key-ey1zm]

@@straightpipediesel i need one of these on the front of my car green lights for days lol

[@wmcomprev]

While the cameras you mention aren't used to write red light tickets, they should still be getting recorded. They could be set to keep recordings for 30 days, then start overwriting the oldest files. The recording could then be used to verify the system is giving green lights the way it should and, if a wreck should occur, could show who ran the red light. Also, I think many cities have them displayed in the traffic management office to let them keep an eye on how traffic is flowing.

[@brayannexon4613]

I can definitely confirm the wreck viewing part of this. Got involved in an accident the police did use the traffic light cameras to reconstruct what happened.

[@ElementofKindness]

As a motorcycle rider, those radar units can be the bane of my existence, when waiting at a left turn light. 😂

[@petesmith9472]

You need to ensure you are in the magnetic field range. Miss the magnet and you’re not there.

[@Thundercats-HOOOOO]

No sh!t, I remember when I first started riding, I would be sitting at those lights for a loooooooong time 🤣 I had no idea.

[@Cleanandgood]

I've found weaving back and forth works on some lights. Sometimes I get a instant green light but doesn't always work.

[@grazz7865]

They don’t pick you up on a motorcycle and the light will NEVER change

[@Furious321]

It's helpful for the motorcyclist to creep up as far forward as possible so another vehicle that's behind them can roll over the induction loop and trip the light.

[@brandtharen]

Road Guy Rob here on KZbin has done a video on radar presence detection, including an interview with a manufacturer. You might find that interesting if you haven't already seen it.

[@VortexRadar]

Oh cool! Thanks for the heads up. :) I'll check it out.

[@ncdogg425]

Thanks I've always seen those cameras and knew it wasn't for speed enforcement since there wasn't any in VA 15 years ago. I fig it was for just in case a accident happen but now I know better.

[@coolsnake1134]

I’ve always wondered what those cameras are for on traffic lights because my area we do not have red light cameras, I always thought they were for monitoring intersections for things like vehicles that have a bolo attached to them or going back through to dispute and figure out what exactly happened for insurance claim reasons after an accident. Pretty cool that they switched over to cameras and radar for vehicle detection instead of magnetic loops. Helps people on cyclists and motorcycles who aren’t always detected by the magnetic loop sensors

[@coolsnake1134]

I would also imagine it’s more reliable because you don’t have to worry about the wiring getting damaged because of the freeze thaw cycle and potholes and if something does go wrong with it you don’t have to dig up the roads to fix it

[@BabyGangsterIsMe]

they used to monitor cars. If someone robs the bank , they can use it to track them down

[@TwoFeatherChannel]

good to have an insider letting us know these things.

[@Bim310]

There are also cameras that read license plates and link to a database of wanted vehicles (reported stolen or being driven by persons with APBs, felony arrest warrants) and report them to local police for apprehension.

[@tommyclineweaver]

Honestly, these cameras and radars that are detecting traffic in intersections, need to be updated so that when traffic isn't detected, lights can be changed automatically to free traffic on other sides. Therefore, instead of sitting at a traffic signal with no traffic coming from the opposite direction, cars are able to go through faster and thus keeping the flow of traffic a lot smoother. It also brings the US standards closer to that of the Netherlands, of which outranks the US on traffic flow.

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

Glad that the cameras can detect a motorcycle. Motorcycles normally do not have enough ferrous mass to trigger the in pavement detection systems. Basically a loop of wire setting up a magnetic field that needs to be disturbed to indicate a vehicles presence.

[@slipperman61]

I commute to work by bicycle frequently and ride on a frontage road very early in the AM. Very little traffic on this road at that time of day and I have been detected by these cameras at major intersections. It's nice to get a green light since the magnetic sensors in the pavement certainly will not detect my presence.

[@jjk2one]

So this is what govt transparency really is the riddler is real and so is the joker

[@alexcameron2880]

Yes, this genius device forces a very busy road to stop so that ONE car from the side street, which just arrived, can go without waiting. Awesome.

[@skyepilotte11]

Thanks for covering Traffic Light Doctor explaining the traffic, radar cameras.

[@gblargg]

I realized this after I read that my city only had one or two red light cameras that ticketed. Clearly all these cameras must be for something else (detecting traffic in turn lanes as I found out).

[@McFixStuff]

As a motorcyclist, I learned to come to a stop diagonally, so the camera registers me.

[@VortexRadar]

That’s a good trick!

[@nickwinn]

You should do something about ALPR's that are being installed in a lot of cities, next to the traffic camera's you mention.

[@mhammer5]

Me more of a tech guy years ago knew those were not cameras. Thanks for educating the rest of the people.

[@Deknis]

And this whole time I thought someone is watching me. 😂

[@clutchitup8565]

They are

[@take5th]

That is interesting. I’ve noticed more and more cameras everywhere in the past few years and wonder about all of them. Like the ones they seem to have put up every half mile or so on the interstates.

[@WN_Byers]

Saw a minneapolis video where they used those interstate cameras like you mentioned, to direct a state trooper to a pedestrian walking on the median. Very HD

[@jesseostone386]

Those interstate cameras are life savers for me and all the semi truck drivers out there around the country. We access them through the various state DOT websites to monitor road conditions, mostly in winter weather, so we know whether the road surface is clear but icy, whether chains might be required in the immediate future, and whether we should just park it for safety.

[@take5th]

@@jesseostone386 thank you for that info. I was thinking they were xclusively for tracking people/vehicles, etc. good to know they’re useful for you in keeping everyone safer. I’m still cynical, just a little less.

[@jesseostone386]

@@take5th I know what you mean. I watch tv…😆

[@user-p97g6mvbh]

The only thing I knew was about the little cameras for traffic detection, here in MD the red light cameras are easy to spot, but my mind was blown away when I seen the behind the scenes of how it all operates.

[@jafocharlie848]

Thanks for the video! Always wondered about that tech around intersections!

[@JerryN7970]

Thanks! I’ve always wondered about those. I figured they were not red light cameras because my phone GPS would tell me when there was a red light camera at a coming intersection; but I never knew what they were. That makes a lot of sense!

[@craigodrz400sm]

Hey, thanks for the information on that. I guess they have these systems in Australia too? As sometimes my Radenso DS1 occasionally alerts to multi Radar when going through traffic lights with no designated signpost Radar/camera warnings

[@crinklecut3790]

Landed here out of curiosity and was really surprised by how interesting it was. Well done!

[@VortexRadar]

Glad you enjoyed it! Welcome :)

[@keithshort688]

This is a great informative video. I always thought the cameras were for monitoring traffic conditions and for surveillance of vehicles involved in a crime. Another thing I'm seeing next to traffic signals is some kind of a square plastic object. What is that square object used for?

[@krasipetkov2070]

Europe is full of such cameras at intersections. They record and record accidents, improper traffic on the bus lane, etc. such. In rare cases, they fix cars for speeding. Usually the signal is in the K band.

[@krasipetkov2070]

@Phillip Banes Europe is already like the US. Countries within one country - European Union.

[@blakespower]

I notice in Annapolis at the intersection of Calvert and Rowe Blvd, it will get stuck for like 5-10 minutes and never turn green for people trying to make a left onto Rowe Blvd. its like the cameras glitch and think no traffic is there constantly letting the other 3 intersection lights have green lights

[@stephendurnan3609]

Many in my state are just traffic cameras. The cameras fro running red lights all have signs warning you.

[@780brando]

wow, I never realize traffic lights used such tech to detect vehicles positions at the intersection

[@greeneyesms]

My Radenso DS1 was alerting to MRCD (24.106) at various locations in southwest Florida. After a couple of photos and emails with Redenso tech support, we determined I was experiencing exactly what Ariel discussed above but I didn't know why. Now I know. Thanks!

[@greeneyesms]

@FilthyPeasant Good thought but no. It happens when I get close to the new cameras that they mounted on the traffic signals. No tracks or rivers nearby.

[@SchwabenDashcam]

Great video! :D It's sad that here in Germany the most intersection systems are very old and not working very good :/ And no one complains about it!

[@josephgriffin1065]

@@phillipbanes5484I agree, this is over the top technology to simply switch traffic signals, this is all about control.

[@swayback7375]

The crazy thing is how inefficient things are despite all that tech, in a time when technology is putting people out of work we could have traffic directors at busy times of busy intersections it would be a big improvement! Everyday millions of dollars worth of gas is wasted days, millions of dollars in wear and tear/ maintenance of vehicles and save lives in the process… as well as providing a job for people too. Yet we push back against tech simply because it would cost people their jobs. It’s all nonsense

[@mariolangevin1]

Question: is it possible to adjust the filtering on your detector to filter them without affecting or reducing your detector capabilities.

[@Kitteh.B]

A few years back I put in a request for footage from an intersection that I saw these cameras at cause I needed it for fighting a wrongful judgement in a collision- I thought they were traffic cams like state DOT has along highways. Turns out they're not, they (supposedly, since I have no way to confirm for sure!) don't record anything. I always wondered what they were for, if not for recording traffic. This has been great for learning that! I knew it wasn't for speed since the ticketing camera systems are WAY larger, but I wouldn't have guessed it was for triggering lights - I thought that was all only done exclusively with timed systems or under-road sensors. Figured the cameras for were emergency vehicles in some capacity - I know the little camera-like sensors mounted directly next to the traffic lights pick up the flashing emergency beacons to signal the intersection to go red for safe passage. I'd have never expected radar to be used, either!

[@Kitteh.B]

@Phillip Banes that was the event that got me off my ass and installing a dashcam. Was at an intersection waiting to make a left (oncoming traffic, backed up by a pedestrian caused me to wait out the whole green light, so it changed to yellow with me inside the intersection) and made my left as the light was changing. Someone ran the now-red light and hit me as I was exiting the intersection. Totaled two cars both less than 2 years old. Because it was a left turn and I had no proof, fault defaulted to me. Now I have dedicated front, and dedicated rear dashcams and am looking to get a quad system setup so the sides are covered. I have a battery in the glove box that runs the cameras even when the car is off and so they're on whenever it's not parked in my garage (because when I bought my current car, less than 2 weeks old and

[@clutchitup8565]

They are recording don't worry they can use all those cameras to track people don't let them fool you

[@kevindunlap5525]

Red light and speed cameras are generally set up so that you don't see them. I saw a new massive tower of them a couple of weeks ago, and they are right there on the island..............AS YOU ARE LOOKING at the light, the intersection, the traffic, and everything BUT right there where that camera is. A particular speed camera comes to mind: It's set just slightly around a turn, and just far enough past a red light intersection so that you are definitely picking up the pace, and as you approach the camera, you're already seeing the lights at the next intersection. They are not randomly placed. We're only a few years away where all those wonderful new cars you love pumping fuel into will be reporting your driving to the police and insurance companies on demand.

[@onecrazywheel]

Another cool thing I do is if I see a traffic 🚦 light acting up or not working properly I love to call the county line and report the issue here in Central Florida. They're so good at repairing issues really quickly. It pays to call things in. Otherwise they'd have no idea 💡 there was an issue to begin with.

[@lastcommodore9651]

In my area, red light cameras are always positioned on poles to the right of the roadway, 100 ft from the stop line. There are usually warning signs before and at the intersection, but not always.

[@tweetybird7668]

V, i’m getting a R7 this week, I might be asking you a few questions about updating it, etc. Thanks for your time spent explaining things

[@justyntyme114]

I would like to see a video on all the electronic devices I see on overpasses radaring the cars as they pass, on poles on side streets and the freeways, squares pads in the center of roads in different locations, etc.

[@hammer-r]

Is that why my R7 is picking up MRCD OR MACD at an intersection where there is no camera system? But might have one of these camera systems to detect when to turn the lights? Tks

[@dwaynejones1555]

FYI - In Maryland some speed/Red light radar cameras are mounted ground level. They look like & similar size of the old style newspaper machines. Very clever!

[@ericl.winter3622]

I’ve always wondered about those cameras. I would look at ‘em and think, how can those be speed cameras, they’re not aimed correctly. Thanks for the clarification!

[@wasabiginger6993]

In 2009 S CA, early in the morning with no one around I slowly rolled thru a red light … and got a $500 ticket!!! And the camera looked just like this one.

[@spicyjalapeno]

I'm not interested in this product at this time but it is an amazing video. Thank you Vortex for this work!

[@myfavorites1016]

I was wondering also , when you pull up to a big intersection , are there like weight sensors in the ground? I was told yes , cause if i sometimes move forward a bit more, my light finally turns green ,

[@manny7886]

It's just a loop wire buried 2 to 3 inches under the ground. The wire is connected to an electronic device called loop detector. The loop is either a round or rectangle shape visible on the ground. This loop detector can be used to turn on a device like a camera, measure the speed of a moving vehicle (hence they know how fast you are going on the freeway, it's also the reason why sometimes you would see an estimated travel time from point A to point B), the direction of the vehicle, or anything the designer want it to be.

[@odinsmojo]

Detection systems are flat plates with 3-4 ribs on front, cameras are either red light camera, or licence plate readers.

[@stevep756]

Thank you for the videos. I have been hauling freight for almost 10 years. How about looking into why some roads are switching over from regular white road lighting to a purple colored lighting? And don't forget to look up the information as to the eye damage that these LED"s cause people. These newer purple LED's cause me and my wife eye aggravation. Look up the frequency that these LED's are throwing at us and you will begin to see why they cause health problems. Would you sit next to a microwave that is turned on constantly cooking you? And you still have wireless internet? It is all about frequency!

[@patrickbuswell]

I consider myself very knowledgeable about those things but i didnt know that. Thank you for your video! Very informative

[@soldier09r]

This was really neat! Good to know stuff! Thanks!

[@MaxPower-11]

I don’t think they are using them in the US yet but overseas they are starting to use cameras with license plate recognition systems in a manner that’s totally undefeatable by radar detectors or traditional loop detection/stationary speed cameras - the presence of which can be alerted to drivers using a mapping application. The concept is very simple… they set up camera 1 at say mile marker 10 of a highway and camera 2 at mile 20. A computer records all of the license plate numbers which pass by camera 1 then a computer records all of the license plates passing by camera 2. The computer then does a very simple average speed calculation between point 1 and point 2 for every license plate that passed by both cameras and issues a ticket if the average speed is over the posted speed limit in that stretch of highway.

[@VortexRadar]

Some places in the US have ALPR cams too.

[@pyrotech7210]

So much for traffic flow on the interstate highway. Speeders ain't the main problem. It's those morons that hog the left lane that cause others to swerve through traffic to get around them.

[@ruben79nyc]

Great information, thank you!

[@62Cristoforo]

I knew they weren’t typical photo radar, but I thought they were for detecting any approaching EMS vehicle with flashing lights activated, so the traffic lights can be changed in the emergency vehicle’s favour. Isn’t there a system like this in use already?

[@EliteMacFreak]

Hey, would you be willing to do a video summarizing the various cameras that are popping up all over?

[@gregoryhorvath8920]

Thank you. I have learned so much on your channel.

[@redkar9312]

I have a question regarding the Escort Max 360C. I’ve been using it for a while with the original Smart Cable and mounting hardware but recently I decided to buy the the Rear View Mirror mount and power wire that you plug into the Rear View Mirrors power cable. Now everything still works as well as before except for when I first start my vehicle. After I start my vehicle and the Detector does it’s it’s start up screen soon as it finishes and goes to normal detection screen it instantly throws a laser detection and all 4 arrows light up. It normally last maybe 30 seconds sometimes a min. Then it stops and goes back to normal detecting. Any reasons why it could be doing this because it’s kinda nerve racking even tho I know it will stop soon. Any info will greatly appreciate. Thanks for the info you share on your channel also it’s been a huge help to me for picking the best of the best in Radar Detection

[@cliffcorson4000]

Some of those cameras are also can be used to track a vehicle or see an incident at an area

[@rabbitracer79]

I heard there are ones in my small town that are meant to detect the lights off an emergency vehicle and switch to green so they can get to the nearby hospital

[@raymondperez3553]

I Have A Question Do Those Electric Speed Limit Signs that Sometimes Flash if Someone is going to fast And if The Camera in it Flashes, Does it Automatically Take A Picture of the Vehicle And Send A Ticket to The Owner in The Mail?..

[@gregorysagegreene]

Yes, I need more info on how to identify my government as a threat. So *that's* why when my semi approaches a 4 way, with absolutely no one there in the dead of night, it always gives me a red light! 🙄🤷‍♂️ Sometimes flashing your hi-beams in rapid succession will 'strobe' them out. 🚛💨

[@slowanddeliberate6893]

Those cameras CAN be used for surveillance!

[@rickjames7576]

And ARE, I'm sure.

[@davidarakelian9628]

Could you look into the NYS DOT new cameras that they are using in construction zones...my radar detector doesn't pick it up.

[@VortexRadar]

That’s very common. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWi5iqRpbK9jpKs

[@rickjames7576]

Interesting. Now share about the surveillance aspect going on during our driving down the street, going to a store, and walking down a path. Thanks.

[@PyroShields]

I always thought those white cameras on top of traffic lights were for surveillance. I didn't know they are use to decide when to change the light to green.

[@82_KID]

I'm definitely watching this 👀

[@afnDavid]

It would be very nice if you got control of those hand or sit on them

[@gearsofwar3xXx]

I drive to work very early in the morning, and a few intersections do something really annoying. I'm on the main road,and there are side streets that use the usual magnetic loops (I think.) So let's say the main road stays green, while the side street light will only signal red to the main if a car shows up and then turns green to let side traffic through. However, if the main goes back to green and another car shows up on the side, say within 10 seconds, the side light will go green and turn the main street red immediately if a car shows up on the side, no matter HOW LONG the main light has been green. Shouldn't the main street light have a minimum green time?

[@ray-de-yolisten9934]

Unfortunately Culver City, a little city between West L.A. and Inglewood in Los Angeles CA has red light cameras and you HAVE to pay it or handle the ticket or the IRS gets involved.

[@BobBacheler]

Great video. I thought it was just for EMS.

[@LuV2SPDup]

NYC has a speed camera almost on every block. It's ridiculous. I get them monthly by going 1 mile above the limit, which is 25mph, plus the allow extra 10mph above before the camera takes your picture. 99% of times I get it by going 36mph. I purchased the Uniden R8 specifically to know every single camera. But now I have a big problem. Even if I drive 26mph, the Uniden R8 just won't stop talking that I'm going over the speed limit. It's very annoying 😂😅😂..... but it is helpful. My issue with it, though, it shows "over speed" instead of showing how far the camera is, and I'm forced to drive under 25mph. Having the ability to silence that particular warning that stays on until you pass the camera, would be great. Maybe you can put in a word? 😜

[@dazealex]

Does anyone else just get nervous approaching a redlight camera street intersection and thus feeling anxious if the light turns amber right as you're about to cross?

[@zeitgeist888]

Excellent info and really interesting.

[@GoD_Quake]

Here’s a radical crazy idea… follow the traffic laws (speed, signals, etc.) and then you don’t have to worry about if they are cameras that issue tickets or not. Simple.

[@csxandamtraktrainlover2989]

I always thought those cameras was for detecting emergency vehicles coming with flashing lights so the light can change for them

[@generationalcursebreaker5397]

What about the circle black cameras that be in the corner?

[@jasmith1867]

My city of 100 thousand had these cameras installed a few years after 911. City stated thqt Dept of Homeland Security funded them. City also stated a few times since then that the cameras are not being used for anything. I'm a sceptic.

[@miltinhao]

Why do traffic lights specially the red ones take too long to switch in Orlando?

[@MCMXI1]

Cool. You should have included preemption devices like Opticom as well.

[@mummra7]

when i go thru the wal-mart light in the morning to cross the intersection to get to wegmans, the main thruway the light is green 45 to 60 seconds...if it is prior to 6 am the cross-section green light is green for exactly 3 seconds.

[@ConcernedCitizenPPCA]

Road Guy Rob has a good video on how red light cameras work.

[@gk9417]

What you say about the new U3000 thinkware dash cam 🙏✌️👍🇨🇦

[@VortexRadar]

I’ll be sharing more soon… :)

[@jjtheslayer69]

you live in bellevue, i noticed the am/pm and you also went by the louis Vuitton store downtown

[@TwoFeatherChannel]

Traffic Light Doctor has a tube of you channel, for those who refuse to get trik toked

[@VortexRadar]

hehe yeah. I linked to it in the description after finding it while uploading this video. Thanks for the comment!

[@Trafficlightdoctor]

Thank you!

[@rickybobby5950]

Great info, as always!

[@jameshypnoticdancer]

I even saw parking lot cameras marked on escort and waze Nevada deletes camera footage after certain amount of time and can't be used for criminal case Vegas has private company that backup camera feed for insurance companies

[@anamericanpatriot5230]

Where I live, at night people destroy the cameras and it takes a few days to put up new ones

[@goblinzl1]

can these also be used in case of an accident to see what happened?

[@sigbauer9782]

Wow, this was really interesting! Today, I learned that Theia is still not on the market!

[@barrymarootner504]

When riding my motorcycle I get stuck at lights for a long time usually at night because they don’t detect me. I have to get off the bike and go push the walk button for pedestrians.

[@stevenmoomey2115]

Do you know why Drones are Flying up and Down I 95, I 64;I 66, I 85, and I 295 Richmond Bypass? All are in Virginia.

[@josephpark421]

Will they recognize motorcycles and small scooters? Ive been at intersections, even in a car where they skip my direction for a Couple cycles… really feels like a prank

[@howardtaylor3731]

Tell me what's up with the permanent your speed with led display signs going up all over the place.

[@ryantoomey611]

Wow, I thought these were just traffic cameras for the news media and transportation department to view the road conditions when there are traffic slowdowns or accidents. I thought they used sensors underground to detect vehicles instead of cameras. Are they phasing out the underground sensors for cameras or do they still have the inductive loop underground sensors?

[@Dozenspeed]

They did. And "Yes" and "Yes" (but probably not at the same light)

[@larrywaller7411]

The biggest issue is transparency, municipalities should be required to provide a link (QR code on pole maybe) where we can find out if there is transmission or storing of the video from these cameras and who can see it for what purposes.

[@toukoaozaki]

I see footage of Bellevue, WA, I press like.

[@Swagger24562]

So my question is how does intersections that don’t have a camera how do they know when to go green?

[@bradleyschey]

Any updates on Escort Redline Ci 360 and Uniden R9 release dates?

[@VortexRadar]

Looks like the Redline has started arriving at dealers. No word on the Uniden though.

[@80PercentAshamedOfU]

Interesting. I assumed they were license plate readers part of the network. At first I wondered why use this more complicated traffic detector over the old magnet method, but I guess those magnets suck at picking up motorcycles and mopeds. They probably aren’t reliable or serviceable either.