On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:59:07 -0500,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Bob Ward > wrote:
>>On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 15:57:34 -0500, Alan wrote:
>>
>>>Not to mention that many traffic light systems have sensors imbedded in the
>>>road, and if you don't pull up to within a few feet of the car in front,
>>>the system may not realize how many cars are waiting, and may not give you
>>>a green light for a long time. Or, may give you a short green, because it
>>>thinks only a couple cars are waiting.
>>>
>>Can you follow your own advice and provide a cite that indicates that
>>this is actually how the sensors work, or are you one of those twits
>>that keeps pressing the "Walk" button to try to convince the signal
>>that there is a large crowd waiting to cross?
>
>It's pretty easy to see when such a system is in use -- there will be
>an extra sensor loop (visible because of the sealant) back from the usual
>one.
>
>I've seen some lights that won't give a green in a particular
>direction if both sensor loops aren't occupied.

So you are asking us to accept your description as fact. Got it.