Red light, green light...go!
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Red light, green light...go!
I have been having a problem with sitting at stop lights and having to sit through a few sets of red lights. My bike must not trigger the sensors to go to green. What can I do about this? It is really annoying. I have even pulled way up and let the car behind me come forward to tigger the sensors. HELP??? 
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From: Ozark Country
RE: Red light, green light...go!
Yeah, that's a known problem.
They make a very small, magnetic unit that you can attach to the bottom of your bike that will trigger the sensor at intersections and take care of this problem.
Where I live we don't have any traffic signals, so I don't use one, but guys I know in the larger cities run these and I also know of some Law Enforcement Officers that ride bikes on duty that have them installed.
Here is a link that tells all about these small units.
http://www.greenlightstuff.com/trigger.html
They make a very small, magnetic unit that you can attach to the bottom of your bike that will trigger the sensor at intersections and take care of this problem.
Where I live we don't have any traffic signals, so I don't use one, but guys I know in the larger cities run these and I also know of some Law Enforcement Officers that ride bikes on duty that have them installed.
Here is a link that tells all about these small units.
http://www.greenlightstuff.com/trigger.html
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RE: Red light, green light...go!
Being that this works only by going over the sensor I don't know how well it works. Whenever I see the line sticking up out of the road and I run my tire over it...it always turns. Its the stop lights that don't have the strips visible that tend not to turn...in those cases....RUN IT!
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From: Leesburg, Florida
RE: Red light, green light...go!
I haven't had any problem triggering those sensors, but if I did I'd try pulling the magnets out of a trashed hard drive and stick them to the bottom of the frame (and boy would they stick!).
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RE: Red light, green light...go!
there is one l,ight that i know if i go to it will not tun for me unless there is a car right behind me. If it doesnt turn the first time it should then blow it the second time.
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From: Austin, Texas
RE: Red light, green light...go!
I've had the same problem driving around here in Austin! I've sat for a LONG time at a couple of lights in particular.
I've never heard of those green light devices before, but that's why I'm considered a "noob" I guess.
I may figure something else out. I just don't want to start sticking things on my bike. Then again, I also don't like being stranded at lights with angry cars behind me.
Interested to hear other people's comments and/or suggestions to this!
I've never heard of those green light devices before, but that's why I'm considered a "noob" I guess.
I may figure something else out. I just don't want to start sticking things on my bike. Then again, I also don't like being stranded at lights with angry cars behind me.
Interested to hear other people's comments and/or suggestions to this!
1st Gear
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RE: Red light, green light...go!
In Tennessee I belive it is ok to run a red light on a bike as long as you stop first. I think the law says something like if you stop for a reasonable amount of time.
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RE: Red light, green light...go!
Put your kickstand down. Makes your bike wider and easier for the sensor to "see". Works at a local light I used to have trouble with.
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RE: Red light, green light...go!
I just bought this off ebay today. I'll let you guys know how it works after I get it. There is one light by the airport where I work that won't trigger for me. I work swing shift, so there isn't a lot of traffic out there at 1:00 am. Sometimes I have a pretty long wait for a car to come along to trigger the light! There are always a lot of LAPD motorcycle cops in the area and they are a bunch of a*s holes, so I'd rather not take a chance and run the red light.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWN%3AIT
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