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Re: On Demand Traffic Lights
> interesting. You know those On Demand signals that leave us bikers sitting=
> there waiting and waiting well there's a reason. They don't work on weight=
> like alot of folks believe. They are actuated by metal detectors buried in=
> the ground. The Tech said they are generally 6x6 in size and are placed in=
other tricks:
- kill and start your engine -- i've been told that the starter
motor can make a difference in the magnetic field.
- put your sidestand down, near one of the wires. (you can often
see the groove in the pavement where the loop runs.)
- pull far enough forward that the car behind you will trigger it.
- if you're on a (steel-framed) bicycle, get off it and lay the
bike down on the loop, to get more metal near the sensor.
- time how long you've been there, or the number of missed cycles,
before running the light -- that way you have a more plausible
story when you try and convince the nice officer that you believe
the light to be defective.
- call the appropriate roadway maintenance crew and tell them
about the problem, especially if it's one you hit repeatedly.
they're sometimes more than happy to readjust it. they're
_supposed_ to pick up motorcycles.
paul
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paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 38.3 degrees)
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