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From: Illinois - Our governor MAKES our license plates!
Stop light problems
Here in Illinois, the state famous for the political motto, "What's in it for me?", many of the traffic lights (particularly in the Chicago area) are activated by magnetic sensors buried in the street.
At some of the intersections, my Softail Custom apparently doesn't have enough iron to kick-in the sensors. I then need to just 'blow the light' when it's safe to go.
That was pretty cool, thanks. Guess I'm getting use to living in our new "Do nothing for yourself" society. Gotta get my head back to where it should be.
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