Lights

[vifferman]

Do you mean when the light won't change? Or in everyday traffic?
Eitherway, I think thats highly illegal, since you would need to use some portion of the footpath (since if you didn't, you would have to use the road to get to the crossing, which would mean you ran the red light). I'm fairly certain it's illegal to operate a motor vehicle on a footpath.

Read a bit more carefully, Mr FlingerOfRocks. It read: "killing the engine and pushing the bike". That's not illegal, since you're not operating the vehicle and therefore not posing a danger to pedestrians.
Anyway- have you never ridden on the footpath? :sly:
You should try it sometime...

[StoneChucker]

I saw what he wrote, but surely operate means having a vehicle on the footpath. You're still operating it, just without the engine running. Ok, maybe I should say illegal to have a motorvehicle on the footpath. Which is why you can't park on a footpath.

Between 4pm and 6pm, at the time some roads, like Wakefield St, become Clearways, footpaths become motorbike ways. Didn'tcha know?

[Jonty]

Between 4pm and 6pm, at the time some roads, like Wakefield St, become Clearways, footpaths become motorbike ways. Didn'tcha know?

Classic - With all the one ways in Wellignton I have always wondered about taking the odd "footpath way" when the my intended direction and that of the street conflict

[Ms Piggy]

Can anyone explain to me how we are supposed to trip those flaming weight sensors for traffic lights when they are not on timers? Last night I sat for 10 mins at a set of lights (which I frequently get stuck at) rolling backward and forward until i gave up and went anyway (along with a barrage of toots). I'm sure next time I will see the red and blue!!

Arrrrgghhhhh. That's happened to me too! It's terrible aye! It didn't switch until a car arrived and I had waited through 2 changes.

[vifferman]

Which is why you can't park on a footpath.

Can't? Says who. Err.. whom. Or summat.

No can't ever stopped me before. If I'm going to a shop or summat, and there's no park handy so I can keep my bike (and usually bag) close by, I just park on the footpath outside the door.
And I've ridden on the footpath a few times (not that I'd actually admit it, especially not somewhere 'public' like this here forum here).

[Slingshot]

I used to have problems on my 250. I found that screaming up to the lights and getting on the anchors hard just at the last minute did the trick quite nicely.

[vifferman]

I used to have problems on my 250. I found that screaming up to the lights and getting on the anchors hard just at the last minute did the trick quite nicely.

Typical inductive loop behaviour from the inductive loop, and typical incorrigible hoon behaviour from the incorrigible hoon.

[jrandom]

Says who. Err.. whom. Or summat.

Taking that fragment under consideration, I think either would work, although good arguments exist for 'whom' as the more generally preferable choice in the majority of contexts.

[Deano]

Dont work, its a magnetic thing (roughly) not a weight one. Here are two recommendations relayed from cops..

1) Dismount and cross as a pedestrian

2) Treat it as a Give Way intersection

I would take option 2 cause my bike is too heavy (or Im too weak) to push far.

Eitherway, I think thats highly illegal, since you would need to use some portion of the footpath (since if you didn't, you would have to use the road to get to the crossing, which would mean you ran the red light). I'm fairly certain it's illegal to operate a motor vehicle on a footpath.

Would the cops prefer you to push the bike on the shoulder of the road ? I think not. Better to hinder a few pedestrains slightly than create a road traffic hazard.

[erik]

I vaguely remember hearing something about if the lights don't go green for you for 2 (or was it 3?) changes, that you could treat them as busted and make your own way across.
It might have been at the ride right course, but I can't really remember. I remember they did talk about thumbing your starter there to get the lights to change.
It's never been a problem for me, but I guess I don't often come across traffic lights when I'm all by myself.

[Posh Tourer :P]

I would always take the second of my options - the first is ridiculous....Its not like a bicycle that you can lift over your head, its hard work pushing a motorbike.... if I have a problem, I just look around for cars/cops and go when its clear of both.

[sAsLEX]

lights on wairau rd you can ride over to the pedestrian push button and just lean out and smack it just before you over balance!!

Or as a certain person who enjoys wheelies proved spinning up the rear wheel and engine, as well as some smoke will also help the lights on their way.

[dss3]

Main drag in hamilhole has a set of lights for pedestrians crossing, which is cool untill some mofo presses the button and pisses off, stopping traffic for nothing. In these cases I hace no problem with just going through the red light.... what a bad ass haha, i'll be give old grannies the bash for their pension soon!!

[Zapf]

Typical inductive loop behaviour from the inductive loop, and typical incorrigible hoon behaviour from the incorrigible hoon.

Can't we build some coils for the bike and make a EM pulse generator ? and why not a EM pulse gun for disabling the red and blue cars as well while we are at it.

[Mr Skid]

Can't we build some coils for the bike and make a EM pulse generator ? and why not a EM pulse gun for disabling the red and blue cars as well while we are at it.

*me prepares popcorn and refreshments to watch Zapf sterilise himself attempting to trigger a green light*