Traffic Lights that don't give u your turn

**vifferman** · 17th March 2005, 14:27

Originally Posted by ZXR250_NZ

I read it. Show me where I went wrong?

The sensors are inductive loop types: an iron-rich object passing over the loop buried in the road creates a current in the loop (or not, as in this case!) that trips a relay in the traffic light controller, to let it know there's a vehicle there. Nothing to do with pressure, so while a stoppie might be entertaining, it would be ineffective. Sorry...

**vifferman** · 17th March 2005, 14:28

Originally Posted by bugjuice

burn-outs sometimes work too, but I'm not saying how I know..

Intuition, obviously? :spudwhat:
But it wouldn't work if you had too much alloy/not enough steel in your back wheel....

**Lou Girardin** · 17th March 2005, 14:37

Red light? Stopping?
Isn't that an oxymoron?

**ManDownUnder** · 17th March 2005, 14:46

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Red light? Stopping?
Isn't that an oxymoron?

Nah, that's the guy sniffing the gas torch with the Acetylene turned off...

**Wolf** · 17th March 2005, 14:47

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

Red light? Stopping?
Isn't that an oxymoron?

Around here it pays to stop at the lights no matter what the coulour is - you've still got a pretty good chance that someone is going to cross your path even if you've got the green.

Lately its been busses thundering by just as the light goes green and you're about to go...

**bugjuice** · 17th March 2005, 14:59

Originally Posted by vifferman

Intuition, obviously? :spudwhat:
But it wouldn't work if you had too much alloy/not enough steel in your back wheel....

no idea.. heats up..? :spudwhat:
I'll try it on the way home tonight, see if I can attract some bods to figure it out. Mean time, for those travelling down Queen Street, there may be a delay until we can figure it out..

**pyrocam** · 17th March 2005, 15:10

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Nah, that's the guy sniffing the gas torch with the Acetylene turned off...

Rofl.

Ussually I try and stop ahead of the white lines a bit so a car and come up and trigger it.
The ST Lukes interesection was the worst. I was there for 3 cycles before doing a U'e and going another way.
I like the engine revving idea, will try. I have a small bike though so even that may not be enough

**James Deuce** · 17th March 2005, 15:13

Originally Posted by pyrocam

Rofl.

Ussually I try and stop ahead of the white lines a bit so a car and come up and trigger it.
The ST Lukes interesection was the worst. I was there for 3 cycles before doing a U'e and going another way.
I like the engine revving idea, will try. I have a small bike though so even that may not be enough

You can potentially get ticketed for stopping past those lines. Make sure you don't do blatantly in front of the wrong "people"

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**Ixion** · 17th March 2005, 15:28

If you encounter this in orkland, contact Auckland City Council (3792020) and tell them. The things are adjustable. The operators *do* understand the issue. They raise a call for the contractor to look at it. You just need to tell them what light it is (make sure you specify straight ahead, right turn etc. Sometimes one direction is OK others aren't). The contractor bod will call you back .

They really are quite good about it, so call them if there is a problem.

**TwoSeven** · 17th March 2005, 15:29

CHch is quite bad for it after rush hour when the lights switch from timed to manual. Normally if I see the square patch I ride over it and bounce up and down on the bike (some of them are weight triggered), or I have to wait for a car.

What i've started doing now is walking over to the pedestrian crossing and pushing the appropriate button.

**pyrocam** · 17th March 2005, 15:40

Originally Posted by Jim2

You can potentially get ticketed for stopping past those lines. Make sure you don't do blatantly in front of the wrong "people"

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I was wondering about that. I spose It would be silly for me to assume I would be fine.

then again its such a random occurence for me I might as well just obey the road rules until it happens.

: hahaha Obey the road rules

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*cough. of course I do, at ALL times.

**FEINT** · 17th March 2005, 15:45

The intersection that I was stuck at was the juntion of Queen St and Wakefield St. I came down Queen St and was turning right in to Wakefield St. I think going in front of the lines is a good idea and asking the cage to move forward, but as said, there is a risk of getting a ticket

. I haven't tried pressing the pedestrian crossing buttons yet.

**pyrocam** · 17th March 2005, 15:54

Originally Posted by FEINT

The intersection that I was stuck at was the juntion of Queen St and Wakefield St. I came down Queen St and was turning right in to Wakefield St. I think going in front of the lines is a good idea and asking the cage to move forward, but as said, there is a risk of getting a ticket

. I haven't tried pressing the pedestrian crossing buttons yet.

rofl at what a cager thinks when you put the bike on its stand. and go and press the button.
Id love to get a video of that.

at least if a coppa comes up you have a good excuse and I think he/she would let you off. spudchucker got any thoughts on that?

I mean If your holding up traffic then technically you (no you wont) could get ticketed for, well , disrupting traffic I suppose.

**Ms Piggy** · 17th March 2005, 16:46

Originally Posted by FEINT

I was at the lights today in town and I was first at the lights and no cages behind me, the lights never came round to letting me turn.!!

I understand that they work on a weight sensor and bikes aren't heavy enough, but what do most of you do?

After waiting for two rounds, I was getting pretty frustrated.

So I just turned..... :spudwhat:

Thats happened to me - it's awful aye!!