Stupid Traffic Lights
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Road Captain
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From: North Carolina
Stupid Traffic Lights
I've recently noticed that a lot of times when I'm waiting at a light on my Sportster (usually at the exit ramp of the interstate) the light seems to be triggered by weight and the bike isn't heavy enough to trigger the light.
I end up sitting there forever until a car gets behind me, at which point the light changes immediately.
Anyone else experience this? Is there a specific area on the road where the pressure sensor is located at?
I end up sitting there forever until a car gets behind me, at which point the light changes immediately.
Anyone else experience this? Is there a specific area on the road where the pressure sensor is located at?
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From: Mount Holly, NC
get a really powerful magnet and stick it to your frame. when pullng up to a light look for rubber lines in the asphalt and try to aim your magnet over those.
in SC you can turn left on red if you're on a bike.
in SC you can turn left on red if you're on a bike.
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Road Captain
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From: North Carolina
Cool....looks like NC is a go for red as well...although there is a 3 minute wait 
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions...L/S1359v6.html
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions...L/S1359v6.html
Intermediate
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From: Ohio
I have the same problem, I actually have let people in front of me and then moved in behind them, or if it's earley in the morning or later in the evening, I look around and then run the light, very discreetly that is. 
Road Warrior
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From: Allyn, WA
In WA you can "run it" if you wait through two cycles of the light. Also, not all are by iron, some are by weight. I always put myself in either tire rut made by cars and trucks. That usually helps.
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Road Master
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HB752 (Virginia), which would have allowed "left on red", was killed earlier this year. Maybe next year. Increasingly though, it appears that a lot of red light equipped intersections now employ some kind of optical trigger.
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From: Mount Holly, NC
brother, no offense to you... i can't believe the laws ya'll have to endure in VA. i wonder if the populace even cares what politicians do?
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Where would you buy a big enough magnet for this? I have sat at a light near the Com college for what seems like forever until a car pulled up behind me. The magnet idea seems like a good idea.
FYI Tickets here stay on your license for 5 yrs unlike many other states.
FYI Tickets here stay on your license for 5 yrs unlike many other states.