Wellington traffic light sensor list

[kiwisfly]

Doesn't go by weight. It's an inductive loop.

well blow me, just learnt me some tricky technical information I did!
I always assumed it was weight?
Thanks Jim2

[madmal64]

argh, my side stand cuts the engine when its in gear.......

Yep but netural works. This problem only happens if the lights are red so hooking netural for a couple of seconds shouldnt be a problem.
Tried the rev method? Give that a go

[diggydog]

argh, my side stand cuts the engine when its in gear...

oh yea, the one at the petone train station off ramp, specifically the on comming up the ramp turning right onto the motorway - cars start to get pissed off when they sit behind a bike for 2 light cycles....

I have the same problem,those same streets in welly, sitting there waiting comon change comon change, oh fuck it i'm off so i forge on.

[ldnz]

My bike has stuff all in it (probably less low down metal than a GN?) and i've had no problems in palmy or wanganui. Actually no - one of the main street (palmy) sets doesn't like me - Matt get onto it!

[Beemer]

I don't know if it works now or not, but I used to live in Lower Hutt and the set of lights at the intersection of Leighton Avenue and Whites Line East (facing Cambridge Terrace, in the left lane, turning to go over the railway overbridge towards Moera/Lower Hutt) was a real pain. I had to wait for a car to come along or get off to make them work. That was on an RG150 and it didn't seem to make any difference where I positioned the bike (turning or going straight ahead), the lights would never trigger for me.

Good luck, wish you'd been around then - 1999!

[Bend-it]

In Welly, the one I get stuck on is th Boulcott St onramp, northbound onto SH1. Usually just make sure there are no cars then barrel on through...

[Sparky Bills]

The lights at the intersection of Block Rd coming onto the Hutt motorway.

Coming home late at night, and theres no hope on going through them unless theres a car with you.

[bobsmith]

I work on all the ones in Palmerston North, I make sure they are sensitive enough for bikes !!!!

Thanks matt. I was thinking it was strange that I've never had problem with the lights ever here... Now I know why!

[MattRSK]

My bike has stuff all in it (probably less low down metal than a GN?) and i've had no problems in palmy or wanganui. Actually no - one of the main street (palmy) sets doesn't like me - Matt get onto it!

Sure thing will be checking them next week I think so I can see whats up with that..

[sunhuntin]

got stuck on a red tonight....tried the side stand trick twice...down, up...wait, down, up, wait, run red. the first time i actually leaned all the weight on the stand. nothing, lol. damn stupid lights.

[James Deuce]

Sunhuntin - make sure you put it down on one of the loops. There are lines in the tarmac at the lights, kind of like an H with the ends closed off. The wires run under there.

[sunhuntin]

ok...will try that next time. was piss pouring rain at about 8pm....couldnt even see the paint lines never mind anything else, lol....plus the damned roadworks.

cheers

[Shadows]

That can work, so can giving it a bit of a rev. Sidestand is guaranteed though.

I was at the lights at the bottom of Haywards SH58 in the very wee smalls one day last week, waiting to turn right to head South on SH2. Nothing coming for miles and no sign the lights had sensed my presence. I was in the middle of the coil, and put the side stand down a couple of times, waited for an eternity, rolled backwards and forwards over it, still nothing. My bike is comprised of about 240kg of metal so I was quite surprised to find that after much shagging around over several minutes the lights had still not changed. So I went anyway.
I never thought to turn off the donk and start it up again though. I'll give that a shot next time.

Anyway Jim, I think that entitles me to a claim under your guarantee.... so what exactly was it that you were offering??

[James Deuce]

Ah yes, but it's US metal. We've tuned the lights.