More strobing lights!

Strange.  Odd things seem to happen with lights.

The other night I was outside, and out of the corner of my eye an area of the sky lit up.  It was very odd, and for a second I thought that perhaps it was just me and that I was seeing things.  But my wife also saw it.  My initial thought was that it was some form of large flash light in the sky (yeah I know nuts)...because it really didn't look like lightening.  But on second thoughts, I felt "yeah lightening, it must have been lightening".

However no storm came, and there were no futher flashes.

Not exactly strobe lighting but still strange.

Strobing in the traffic lights really is nuts though.  Does there seem any pattern to the light, of is it random?

I've heard cameras are being placed at the intersections of some cities, supposedly to catch those who run red lights. I read this just recently but don't recall where, so I have no info other than my vague memory.

Here we have lights at intersections that turn on when emergency vehicles are coming. These strobe as well when the system is activated to keep green the lights necessary for the emergency vehicle's passing.

I do notice more strobes around that there used to be - on most emergency vehicles that I see.  In the Phoenix area, there are cameras which measure speed and take pictures for tickets.

Yes,  tv is a whole issue in itself.

Montalk, pardon my dumbness, but what is a TDARM?