| Re: Signal timing foiled by inattentive drivers [message #797149] |
Wed, 05 March 2008 15:54 |
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On Mar 5, 9:47 am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:59:55 -0800 (PST), Paul Johnson
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> <ba... [at] ursine.ca> wrote:
> >On Mar 4, 8:07 pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt... [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3129177410520797227
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> >> Note the distinct LACK of "Sloth Coaster" strategy. :)
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> >Try it again with typical southern California traffic instead of a
> >residential street that has signals and you'll probably get different
> >results.
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> I apologize for the hideous quality of that video; Google recompresses
> the shit out of anything you upload to it, and the original was shot
> with my webcam and wasn't the best quality to begin with.
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> Anyway, those are all 6 lane major streets with speed limits of 50 -
> 60 MPH. The video was shot at around 6:15 - 6:30 in the evening.
> Despite the shitty quality, it's still possible to count how many
> intersections I have to stop at and how many I just sail through.
> Also, there is no editing; the entire trip is one continuous shot.
uhh... not your fault, huh...?
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