Ramp meters?

Rhegaana · 01-17-2007, 12:46 PM

Hi all I have never seen a ramp meter before having moved here from a city without one. Is the flashing on the meter some sort of camera, because I ran the meter after coming to a full stop, not realizing that it is a traffic light and only going when it turns green! Am I screwed?
Ron

**jhale** · 01-17-2007, 01:04 PM

Good question, I never had to deal with one before.

the cameras in the city are set to go off as the lights are changing,
you know when they do because a what looks like a strobe light goes off behind you as your going through the yellow light

cali_reef · 01-17-2007, 01:15 PM

Are you talking about the green and red light at the entrance ramp to a expressway? The are used to control the flow of traffic during rush hour.

You can run those until a cop stops you

, they don't have a camera as far as I know. Some have the white strobe light just to get your attention.

Rhegaana · 01-17-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cali_reef


	Are you talking about the green and red light at the entrance ramp to a expressway? The are used to control the flow of traffic during rush hour. You can run those until a cop stops you, they don't have a camera as far as I know. Some have the white strobe light just to get your attention.

Those are it. Damn thats a relief!! I promise from now on to obey all traffic laws!!!

01-17-2007, 12:46 PM	#1
Rhegaana Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Queens Village 11428 Posts: 67 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Ramp meters? Hi all I have never seen a ramp meter before having moved here from a city without one. Is the flashing on the meter some sort of camera, because I ran the meter after coming to a full stop, not realizing that it is a traffic light and only going when it turns green! Am I screwed? Ron

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01-17-2007, 01:15 PM	#3
cali_reef Fish and Coral Killer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the wet coast, again. Posts: 3,919 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (3)	Are you talking about the green and red light at the entrance ramp to a expressway? The are used to control the flow of traffic during rush hour. You can run those until a cop stops you, they don't have a camera as far as I know. Some have the white strobe light just to get your attention.