Full-On FranLab! The Rest Of 2020
Added 2021-03-06 05:04:27 +0000 UTCThe finale of my 10 year retrospective is the culmination of my year in quarantine, and there were so many memorable moments that they get their own feature length spotlight. So grab the snacks, sit back, and relax. And here's to looking ahead to 2021....
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I found more information on the count down amber traffic signal. It was demonstrated at a 1966 traffic safety conference in Amarillo, TX, where I saw it. I found a few newspaper articles on it and the patent. The mechanical aspects of the display are skimpy, other than it used a 10 segment lamp display (9 with segment 3 repeated). https://patents.google.com/patent/US3480909A/en?q=((Countdown+traffic+signal))&inventor=Hines&oq=((Countdown+traffic+signal))+inventor:Hines An earlier version which hung below a standard signal was entirely electro-mechanical with 4 projection displays.
Steven Ruhl
2021-04-09 02:27:14 +0000 UTCWonderful video. Fun to see so many great things again. 😀
Jessica McIntosh
2021-03-24 19:03:23 +0000 UTCOooo... I haven't seen this one. Thanks!
Fran Blanche
2021-03-09 17:12:53 +0000 UTCLoved this three pats summary. Looking forwaed to the new 2021 stuff now!
Dr Andy Hill
2021-03-07 17:42:06 +0000 UTCFran, You did such a nice job explaining the displays, both big and small, I immediately thought of you you when I saw this Mission Control video: https://youtu.be/pWGoey-L2mU.
2021-03-07 04:20:31 +0000 UTCHere's to the next 10 years!
David Peaker
2021-03-06 19:36:34 +0000 UTCThank you! The Bina-View is very cool.
Mark Sundstrom
2021-03-06 18:37:09 +0000 UTCUnlikely. But if you find any pictures or documentation of that display then please post it.
Fran Blanche
2021-03-06 18:19:55 +0000 UTCCirca 1964-1966 Amarillo, TX had a traffic signal with a countdown amber light. It displayed count down digits before turning solid amber. Our parents would drive us down there just to watch the light change. It pre-dates LEDs. Could it have been a Bina-View?
Steven Ruhl
2021-03-06 15:50:04 +0000 UTC
