trarffic light sensors

**NhuanH** · 16th January 2006, 11:47

yus, line yourself for the cut outs just shy (1m?) of the white lines.

I can trigger lights on my ~10kg aluminium racing bicycle.

**phoenixgtr** · 16th January 2006, 11:56

Happens to me all the bloody time round welly, even with a line of cars behind me. Bloody frustrating!!

**sAsLEX** · 16th January 2006, 12:50

Originally Posted by NhuanH

~10kg aluminium

But the bearings and sproket and chain would be steel wouldnt they?

**NhuanH** · 16th January 2006, 13:37

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

But the bearings and sproket and chain would be steel wouldnt they?

If we're getting precise, some of the bigger cogs are prolly alloy, smaller ones may be steel. Or summat.

You forgot the plate in my left leg, that's steel.

**sAsLEX** · 16th January 2006, 13:50

Originally Posted by NhuanH

You forgot the plate in my left leg, that's steel.

Do you beep at airports? Plus I guess you wear racing type shoes alot of which have a steel shank or cleat thingy

I was most dissapointed when the plates in my jaw didnt set off the alarms at the airport!

**SVrunner** · 16th January 2006, 13:52

Thare are no lights @ 5.30 in the morning.

**Bartman10** · 16th January 2006, 14:42

Ring the council and tell them to ramp up the sensitivity of the lights concerned. They should gladly do it.

Good luck.

**sunhuntin** · 16th January 2006, 15:27

lights here dont sense light bikes either...lil while back, both me and mickey sitting at a set, both on ginny's, waited, waited then said fuggit and went on the red. really annoying.

dad went through a red one night, at like midnight and got slapped with a ticket for it.

**loosebruce** · 16th January 2006, 16:11

Yea i got pulled for running a red in a simalar situation, cop didn't have a clue what i was on about, i find pulling a stoppie directly over the sensor weights it up enough to trigger it.

**Finn** · 16th January 2006, 16:26

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

Call the local council and complain, they should be able to adjust the sensitivity.

HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, infinity and a few more for added effect.

Don't know what the Councils are like in Wellington, but in Auckland, when they're not polishing their sandal's or de-linting their brown cardies, they go out of their way to disrupt the traffic. I'm sure they monitor the camera's and play with the traffic lights just to try to make their meaningless, insignificant jobs a bit more fun.

Honestly, the only way you will get the attention of the council in Auckland is to pysically take the traffic lights concerned to their help desk.

Good luck.

**Phurrball** · 16th January 2006, 18:28

I've seen it suggested elsewhere on KB that popping one's sidestand down over the sensors may work...sidestands are generally made of ferrous metal I believe.

Just check whether you've got an interlock switch on the sidestand - might want to be in neutral: otherwise engine cuts out - bloody annoying that - does stop you from riding off with the sidestand down though...not that I've ever tried to do such a thing of course

**limbimtimwim** · 16th January 2006, 19:09

Originally Posted by Finn

Honestly, the only way you will get the attention of the council in Auckland is to pysically take the traffic lights concerned to their help desk.

So why don't you start a popular uprising?

You Aucklanders.

Please, stay there.

**Finn** · 16th January 2006, 20:59

Originally Posted by limbimtimwim

So why don't you start a popular uprising?

You Aucklanders.

Please, stay there.

Oh how nasty. I'll need a flat white and a pedacure after that comment.

**Biff** · 16th January 2006, 21:53

Yup. Most common types work on the principles of inductance these days.

Good advice already posted here. Rev engine, stop and re'start the motor, moving backwards and forewards etc all help to disrupt the magnetic field which forms around the inductive (fig 8 and similar) loops.

Then there's ye ole fashion pressure pad types. No problem on a mighty Biffbird, but some smaller bikes n riders don't eat enough pies to set those buggers off.