diff --git a/include/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor b/include/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor
index b79d9f82b..f567a021a 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor
+++ b/include/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT IntersectionVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
         
         /** Set whether the intersectors should use KdTrees.*/
         bool getUseKdTreeWhenAvailable() const { return _useKdTreesWhenAvailable; }
+        
+        void setDoDummyTraversal(bool dummy) { _dummyTraversal = dummy; }
+        bool getDoDummyTraversal() const { return _dummyTraversal; }
 
 
         /** Set the read callback.*/
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT IntersectionVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
         IntersectorStack _intersectorStack;
 
         bool _useKdTreesWhenAvailable;
+        bool _dummyTraversal;
         
         osg::ref_ptr<ReadCallback> _readCallback;
         
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor.cpp
index 010ddef8e..f592e2e43 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/IntersectionVisitor.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ IntersectionVisitor::IntersectionVisitor(Intersector* intersector, ReadCallback*
     setTraversalMode(osg::NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ACTIVE_CHILDREN);
     
     _useKdTreesWhenAvailable = true;
+    _dummyTraversal = false;
 
     setIntersector(intersector);
     
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/LineSegmentIntersector.cpp b/src/osgUtil/LineSegmentIntersector.cpp
index 2caeb0a5f..770de9c18 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/LineSegmentIntersector.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/LineSegmentIntersector.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
     osg::Vec3d s(_start), e(_end);    
     if ( !intersectAndClip( s, e, drawable->getBound() ) ) return;
 
+    if (iv.getDoDummyTraversal()) return;
+
     double epsilon = 1e-8;
     if ((s-e).length()<epsilon)
     {    
@@ -295,11 +297,6 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
         e += (delta_e_end * scale);
     }
     
-    osg::Timer_t before_kdTree = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
-    unsigned int numKdTreeHits = 0;
-    unsigned int numConventionalHits = 0;
-    
-    osg::Vec3d kdTreeHit;
     osg::KdTree* kdTree = iv.getUseKdTreeWhenAvailable() ? dynamic_cast<osg::KdTree*>(drawable->getShape()) : 0;
     if (kdTree)
     {
@@ -328,7 +325,6 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
                 hit.primitiveIndex = lsi.primitiveIndex;
 
                 hit.localIntersectionPoint = _start*(1.0-remap_ratio) + _end*remap_ratio;
-                kdTreeHit = hit.localIntersectionPoint;
                 
                 // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"KdTree: ratio="<<hit.ratio<<" ("<<hit.localIntersectionPoint<<")"<<std::endl;
                 
@@ -337,7 +333,6 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
                 hit.indexList.swap(lsi.indexList);
                 hit.ratioList.swap(lsi.ratioList);
 
-                ++numKdTreeHits;
                 insertIntersection(hit);
 
             }
@@ -346,13 +341,10 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
         return;
     }
 
-    osg::Timer_t after_kdTree = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
-
     osg::TriangleFunctor<LineSegmentIntersectorUtils::TriangleIntersector> ti;
     ti.set(s,e);
     drawable->accept(ti);
 
-    osg::Vec3d conventionalHit;
     if (ti._hit)
     {
         osg::Geometry* geometry = drawable->asGeometry();
@@ -378,7 +370,6 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
             hit.primitiveIndex = triHit._index;
 
             hit.localIntersectionPoint = _start*(1.0-remap_ratio) + _end*remap_ratio;
-            conventionalHit = hit.localIntersectionPoint;
 
             // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Conventional: ratio="<<hit.ratio<<" ("<<hit.localIntersectionPoint<<")"<<std::endl;
 
@@ -409,25 +400,9 @@ void LineSegmentIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Dr
             }
             
             insertIntersection(hit);
-            ++numConventionalHits;
 
         }
     }
-    
-    osg::Timer_t after_conventional = osg::Timer::instance()->tick();
-    
-    double timeKdTree = osg::Timer::instance()->delta_m(before_kdTree, after_kdTree);
-    double timeConventional = osg::Timer::instance()->delta_m(after_kdTree, after_conventional);
-
-#if 0
-    if (kdTree)
-    {
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"KdTree       ("<<kdTreeHit<<") intersections = "<<numKdTreeHits<< " time = "<<timeKdTree<<std::endl;
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Conventional ("<<conventionalHit<<") intersections = "<<numConventionalHits<< " time = "<<timeConventional<<std::endl;
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Ratio = "<<timeConventional/timeKdTree<<std::endl;
-        osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<std::endl;
-    }
-#endif
 }
 
 void LineSegmentIntersector::reset()