Thread: Car Flarm
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Old February 6th 14, 06:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Almost all the promoting videos show collisions when running red lights, It isn't clear to me how this will stop those accidents.

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I read how this works in an industry electronics mag. The GPS knows you are approaching a traffic light and the device checks the (smart) traffic light status (via a radio link). It knows you have a green light. Next it scans the signals from all cars in the area. They should be stopped or slowing if they have a red light. If they are not, your brakes are applied as you approach the intersection and the device alerts you that someone is "running the light"!