traffic lights (nklr)

[Weaver, Mark]

there are some lights around here that simply won't change for me, no matter how i position my bike. if there are no cars around, i just get off and push the crosswalk button (if there is one), or i wait a while and run the light, or i turn right, then make a u-turn down the street. the only one that really is a problem is new one (no excuse on a brand new light) to turn left onto the freeway near work. obviously there's no crosswalk, and the right-turn/u-turn thing doesn't work too well. if there's no one else waiting to turn, i just go straight and take 30 seconds longer to get to work. mw

> >From one who has worked on traffic signal and vehicle detection > systems let me say, don't waste your money on any such device. Proper > positioning of your bike in the detection field is all that is > needed. Try to park right over one of the sawcuts in the road, > preferably not the center cut as it is usually in the oil. This and > the corners are the hottest part of the "loop". The height of the > magnetic feild is 1/2 the shortest dimension, most common loops are > 6x50, 6x6, 6x30 or 6" circle. All should give a 3' high feild well > within the case height of our bikes. If you find one that is > consistant in not detecting you report it, some amplifier tuning may > be needed. Only metal will cause the needed inductive change, no > electronic gadgets will do the job. >

[Jeffrey L. Walker]

If I ever get stuck at a light, I wait a reasonable amount of time, and when I can I just go, red light or not. I have been stopped for this, and after explaining it to the cop, he let me off and reported the light to the city engineer himself. Jeff

----- Original Message ----- From: Weaver, Mark To: Calis ; DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 9:31 AM Subject: RE: [DSN_klr650] Re: Traffic Lights (nklr) > > there are some lights around here that simply won't change for me, no matter > how i position my bike. if there are no cars around, i just get off and push > the crosswalk button (if there is one), or i wait a while and run the light, > or i turn right, then make a u-turn down the street. the only one that > really is a problem is new one (no excuse on a brand new light) to turn left > onto the freeway near work. obviously there's no crosswalk, and the > right-turn/u-turn thing doesn't work too well. if there's no one else > waiting to turn, i just go straight and take 30 seconds longer to get to > work. > mw > > > > > >From one who has worked on traffic signal and vehicle detection > > systems let me say, don't waste your money on any such device. Proper > > positioning of your bike in the detection field is all that is > > needed. Try to park right over one of the sawcuts in the road, > > preferably not the center cut as it is usually in the oil. This and > > the corners are the hottest part of the "loop". The height of the > > magnetic feild is 1/2 the shortest dimension, most common loops are > > 6x50, 6x6, 6x30 or 6" circle. All should give a 3' high feild well > > within the case height of our bikes. If you find one that is > > consistant in not detecting you report it, some amplifier tuning may > > be needed. Only metal will cause the needed inductive change, no > > electronic gadgets will do the job. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > beMANY! has a new way to save big on your phone bill -- and keep on > saving more each month: Our huge buying group gives you Long Distance > rates which fall monthly, plus an extra $60 in FREE calls! > http://click.egroups.com/1/3821/5/_/911801/_/959963524/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

[billmonahan]

 

there are some lights around here that simply won't change for me, no matter how i position my bike. if there are no cars around, i just get off and push the crosswalk button (if there is one), or i wait a while and run the light, or i turn right, then make a u-turn down the street.   Mark, just run the light after stopping.  California Vehicle Code dictates that if a light isn't operating correctly, just treat it as if it were a four-way stop.  I've only had one cop try to keep writing after I told him that, and I was so emphatic when he kept writing he finally gave up.

[bmgecko]

OK, my solution to the problem lights where I am is to avoid them, OR (hee, hee, hee) is to physically get off of the motorcycle, and go to the cross-walk button (if it has one) and then hop back on and wait for the pedestrian light (and the light that goes my way) to go! YOu can always just hop into the right lane, go right on red, and turn around... CCA Y2KLR

[Steve Anderson]

When they start writing, remind them to put a contact on the back of the ticket to report the *malfunctioning* signal....

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, "billmonahan" wrote: > > there are some lights around here that simply won't change for me, no matter > how i position my bike. if there are no cars around, i just get off and push > the crosswalk button (if there is one), or i wait a while and run the light, > or i turn right, then make a u-turn down the street. > > Mark, just run the light after stopping. California Vehicle Code dictates that if a light isn't operating correctly, just treat it as if it were a four-way stop. I've only had one cop try to keep writing after I told him that, and I was so emphatic when he kept writing he finally gave up.