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  2. Rules for traffic lights - Wikipedia

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    In some jurisdictions (such as New York City), [citation needed] there are ordinances or by-laws against "gridlocking".A motorist entering an intersection (even if on a green light) but unable to proceed and who gets stranded in the intersection (when traffic ahead fails to proceed), and who remains after the light turns red (thus blocking traffic from other directions) may be cited.

  3. HAWK beacon - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of a HAWK beacon is to allow protected pedestrian crossings, stopping vehicular traffic only as needed. The HAWK beacon is a type of traffic control alternative to traffic control signals and/or where an intersection does not meet traffic signal warrants. [1]: 509 A HAWK beacon is used only for marked crosswalks.

  4. Free State of Galveston - Wikipedia

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    Though other parts of Texas and the United States sometimes tolerated prostitution, gambling, and violations of liquor laws (e.g. Dallas is said to have had 27 casinos and numerous brothels during World War II), these communities usually at least made a pretense of trying to enforce vice laws. [27] [71] In Galveston, vice was conducted openly ...

  5. Turn on red - Wikipedia

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    In Lebanon, According to the new traffic law article number 69, turning right on red is legal unless there's a red arrow or a sign prohibiting it. [76] In the Philippines, right turns on red are not explicitly allowed nor disallowed by the Land Transportation and Traffic Code as the code does not make any explicit reference to traffic lights. [77]

  6. Texas Division of Emergency Management - Wikipedia

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    The TDEM was founded in August 1981 as a division under the Texas Department of Public Safety. [33] In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature transferred TDEM from Texas Department of Public Safety to Texas A&M University System as a stand alone state agency. [34] In April 2022, the TDEM was used to transport processed immigrants.

  7. List of law enforcement agencies in Texas - Wikipedia

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    There are over 150 federal law enforcement offices in Texas. including those for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Customs and Border Protection; Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Immigration and Customs Enforcement; United States Secret Service; Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and U.S. Marshals. [2]

  8. Automatic number-plate recognition - Wikipedia

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    The software aspect of the system runs on standard home computer hardware and can be linked to other applications or databases.It first uses a series of image manipulation techniques to detect, normalize and enhance the image of the number plate, and then optical character recognition (OCR) to extract the alphanumerics of the license plate.

  9. Seawall Boulevard - Wikipedia

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    Seawall Boulevard is a major road in Galveston, Texas in the United States. The boulevard is conterminous with Farm to Market Road 3005 south of 61st Street. It runs along the Gulf coast waterfront of the island near the main parts of the city, and is the longest, continuous sidewalk in the United States at 10.3 miles long.