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From: cmwolf@mtu.edu (Engineer by Day - Asleep by Night)
Subject: Re: Los Angeles Freeway traffic reports
Message-ID: <1993Apr22.004938.6802@mtu.edu>
Organization: Michigan Technological University
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 00:49:38 GMT
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Charlie Brett (cfb@fc.hp.com) wrote:
: You were right the second time, it is KNX. Believe it or not, I also
: listen to KNX in the evenings here in Colorado! It's kind of fun driving
: through the country listening to traffic jams on the 405. Back to your
: original question. Yes, there are sensors just past every on-ramp and
: off-ramp on the freeways. They're the same sensors used at most stoplights
: now (coils in the pavement). You might want to give CalTrans a call or
: even ask Bill Keene (KNX's traffic reporter). I doubt if just anyone can
: get the information, but it would be worth asking just in case you can
: get it.

I seem to remember that they sell the information (and a computer connection)
to anyone willing to pay.

On the subject of the pavement sensors, can anyone tell me more about them?

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Christopher Wolf             Electrical Engineer                cmwolf@mtu.edu
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