Interesting Article over at Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/07/inte ... scriminat/
Red Light Tripper?
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Red Light Tripper?
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In Long Island many of the sensors are able to pick up my bike as I approach the red light (if there are no cars on the other road the light changes quickly) but there are still stubborn lights around. I noticed for some of them that I have to roll on top of the black lines in the road where the wires are installed or that I have to roll on top of a button like object where car tires are likely to make contact.
Then in the small towns or villages I would have to just blow past the red light when no one is around. I would hope that the state would fix every traffic light that relies on these sensors but I do commend them on calibrating many of them. The most dangerous is when the sensor for the Left Turn only lane doesn't pick up the bike forcing you to either stay there like an idiot or run it when the opposing traffic is gone. Switching lanes is not an option most of the time because in Long Island the roads curve quite a bit taking you far from the road you wish to be on. As for the product isn't there one made for motorcycles? I do see ads for them in the cycle magazines and maybe those will work.
Then in the small towns or villages I would have to just blow past the red light when no one is around. I would hope that the state would fix every traffic light that relies on these sensors but I do commend them on calibrating many of them. The most dangerous is when the sensor for the Left Turn only lane doesn't pick up the bike forcing you to either stay there like an idiot or run it when the opposing traffic is gone. Switching lanes is not an option most of the time because in Long Island the roads curve quite a bit taking you far from the road you wish to be on. As for the product isn't there one made for motorcycles? I do see ads for them in the cycle magazines and maybe those will work.
One thing you can count on: You push a man too far, and sooner or later he'll start pushing back.
That thing looks dangerous. I use to long distance ride bicycles and I would never put something which hung that low on my bike. There are so many other options for bicyclists, waiting for a car, using the crosswalk etc. As for motorcycles, if you find a sensor you are having trouble tripping contact your local traffic control office with the city or county you live in, they can fix the sensor to trip when a motorcycle rider comes up to it.
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