We don’t own a car, but if we did, we’d surely invest in this: a $300 gadget which can change red traffic lights to green with the press of a button:
The traffic light changer, called the MIRT for mobile infrared transmitter, emits a beam with a 1,500-foot range to a receiver installed at the intersection, which changes the light immediately, allowing an intersection to clear before a fire or rescue truck approaches…The devices are normally installed on the fire truck and respond automatically. The MIRT requires the press of a button and plugs into the cigarette lighter. Unlike other devices, like radar jammers and certain laser detectors that emit radio signals, the MIRT and other signal changers emit an infrared beam, so it doesn’t run afoul of the Federal Communications Commission, said Chelsea Fallon, a spokeswoman for the agency.
