Making traffic lights 'see' you.

[Big Dave]

It's really easy - put your side stand down and let the bike rest on it for a fraction of a second - just needs to touch the ground momentarily.
Works every time.

[Monsterbishi]

The field sensors the traffic lights use are much more sensitive than that, there's more than enough metal in any bike to trip them. Depending on how fresh the gear is, it may vary on where you cross/pass the pads too.

[onearmedbandit]

Excellent tip BD. I'll try it for myself next time I'm being 'ignored' at the lights.

[bugjuice]

traffic lights don't have eyes Dave. how old are you?
anyway, they're like Christmas Tree lights. there for show and to annoy when they blink..

oh, on a note tho, anyone who does that, make sure it's in neutral before you put the side stand down, else most bikes will cut out - clutch in or not

[Drunken Monkey]

I think you'll find it's the act of moving the side stand and tiping the bike to the side which alters the magnetic field of the bike, touching the ground will not have any effect initself. It's all about trying to move metal near the sensors.

[thealmightytaco]

It's all about trying to move metal near the sensors.

So steel capped boots would be sweet. I should patent that.

[Karma]

I usually stop right over the box, right in the middle... if that doesn't do it on it's own then rev the bike a little as this should generate some kinda current that sets it off or something.

Well works for me anyhow.

[Sniper]

So steel capped boots would be sweet. I should patent that.

How about steel capped Jandals?

[Big Dave]

The field sensors the traffic lights use are much more sensitive than that, there's more than enough metal in any bike to trip them. Depending on how fresh the gear is, it may vary on where you cross/pass the pads too.

There are 4 sets in Akl that i cross regularly that won't register. - regardless. side stand trick works em

[Big Dave]

traffic lights don't have eyes Dave.

Lookup: inverted commas and their use in grammar.



Or pull the clutch in re neutral

[Big Dave]

How about steel capped Jandals?

only if you can deal with the lecture from KB

[GR81]

it's all about smoke and mirrors!

[Finn]

Dave, are you trying to hurt some of the newbies here? You forgot to tell them to make sure the bike has stopped before putting the side stand down.

[Big Dave]

Dave, are you trying to hurt some of the newbies here? You forgot to tell them to make sure the bike has stopped before putting the side stand down.

I forgot it's Akl and you can't assume people will stop at red lights - eh?

[sunhuntin]

tried most tricks at the lights....nothin seems to work. even had a point where me and another gn were sitting there together and the lights missed us constantly. in the end we waited till was clear and slipped across.

usually im happy to wait for a car to come up behind me and go with them, but if its late at night and there are no cars, i might go straight on the red, or if the cross lights to me left are constant greens, then ill go left on the red and get across that way. go to the point where i know how certain sets of lights are set up and where the greens are at around midnight, so use them to my advantage.