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					Originally Posted by  qwikz28
					 
				 
				why are they counting cars? just surveying? it seems useless for a residential area 
			
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they use it to determine avg traffic flows, based on that data they can setup stop signs and traffic lights in areas of high flow or congestion to create a better flow of traffic.