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What are the solar panels next to the highways? #254988 03/15/02 04:45 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 486 Broomall, PA P Pac Man OP Member
OP Pac Man Member P Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 486 Broomall, PA	Did anyone notice the big poles with solar panels and what looks like cameras mounted on them next to the highways? I've seen them on 476 and 76 on my way to KOP mall. I'm guessing they have them at other places too. Does anyone know what the hell they are? Black '99 Mystique LS Duratec ATX

Re: What are the solar panels next to the highways? #254989 03/15/02 09:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 68 Allentown, PA X Xoom Member
Xoom Member X Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 68 Allentown, PA	I'd assume they are traffic cameras that are hard to get power to, reason for solar panel. Xoom '98 Ford Contour Bone stock except for: Audio: JVC kdlx-100 4 Pioneers 2-180 and 2- 200 watt speakers Meguiars Car wax Future Mods: Fog or Driving lights Headlight Covers (Blackouts) 35% all around window tints

Re: What are the solar panels next to the highways? #254990 03/15/02 10:19 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,537 Yonkers, NY, USA R RoadRunner Member
RoadRunner Member R Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,537 Yonkers, NY, USA	They are HEIGHT ALERTS for trucks that are OVERHEIGHT. They are putting a lot of them here in NY, since trucks tend to wander onto the parkways frequently. So far, none of them have taken down a bridge, but the bridges just keep on winning !!! OUCH !! Pete... 98.5 SE Sport Duratec ATX (P66L) Black Clearcoat on Greystone DOB 11/21/1997 DOP 12/25/1997 PIAA 510 Super White Driving Lights SVT CAT-BACK EXHAUST (No Resonator) DiabloSport Chip (LPQ4) - Engineered To Raise Hell Too many other mods to list... Sounds sweet, runs quick... Crazy Horse Dyno @ 121.4 WHP/129.6 TQ

Re: What are the solar panels next to the highways? #254991 03/15/02 10:31 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 486 Broomall, PA P Pac Man OP Member
OP Pac Man Member P Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 486 Broomall, PA	Thanks for the info! I was getting really paranoid for a little while there heh Black '99 Mystique LS Duratec ATX

Re: What are the solar panels next to the highways? #254992 03/16/02 03:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2 T temptour Junior Member
temptour Junior Member T Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 2	It could be this http://208.9.196.31/site/site.nsf/mainpage

Re: What are the solar panels next to the highways? #254993 03/16/02 04:36 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 668 South Jersey, USA S stan750rr Member
stan750rr Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 668 South Jersey, USA	Some of them are cameras.They allow PENDOT to monitor the traffic.Fox news uses them sometimes to show live feeds of traffic. 98.5 SVT#6092 of 6535 B/MNB Born on date 5/22/98 Y2K Suzuki GSXR 750 Y/B with 140.6HP

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