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Reepicheep
| | Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 01:49 pm: | 
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I thought they would have to be deeper... seems like putting them in that top 2" of asphalt makes them awfully vulnerable to any potholes or even grooving. Some roads around here are 3" higher in the middle than in the tire ruts, I wonder if the wire is now almost at the surface?
I wish you had been hired to do the sensors on Rt 48 in Lebanon Ohio. None of them pick up motorcycles.  |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 05:23 am: |
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I had horrible trouble with the XB at left turn lights. I did the magnet trick, some sort of super magnet I found. I stuck it on the bottom of my muffler. Never came off either. Helped a lot. There are a couple of signals it didn't work at, but they didn't work on my lifted Jeep either.
I don't seem to have any problem with my Honda scooter though, go figure. |
Ducbsa
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 05:39 am: |
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In Minnesota, where I lived, the law allowed you to run the light after it ignored you, so I was spoiled. After moving to Virginia, one night a month ago, I was trapped and ran a light. Ha-ha, there was a police car right behind me, but after listening to my story and checking for warrants, etc., he let me go. I asked him what I should do and the best he could do was say he had heard that waiting for two cycles was long enough, but no guarantee with the next LEO. |
Sir_wadsalot
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 07:13 am: |
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I live in NOVA, and I heard three cycles-
I Googled it-
http://kingstowne.patch.com/groups/politics-and-el ections/p/bikes-can-run-red-lights-under-new-virgi nia-law
House Bill 1981 will let motorcyclists, moped riders and bicyclists pass through red lights, as long as there is no oncoming traffic, after waiting 120 seconds or two cycles of the light. The law will take effect July 1. (2011)
So it looks like two minutes, or two cycles.
VA Assembly website- http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+fu l+HB1981ER
Actual language-
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a driver of a motorcycle or moped or a bicycle rider approaches an intersection that is controlled by a traffic light, the driver or rider may proceed through the intersection on a steady red light only if the driver or rider (i) comes to a full and complete stop at the intersection for two complete cycles of the traffic light or for two minutes, whichever is shorter, (ii) exercises due care as provided by law, (iii) otherwise treats the traffic control device as a stop sign, (iv) determines that it is safe to proceed, and (v) yields the right of way to the driver of any vehicle approaching on such other highway from either direction.
This is fantastic! Living in Northern Virginia, there are tons of lights that take more than two minutes whether they register a bike or not. I run them all the time in the manner described, but I only wait 30 or 45 seconds. Now I can wait two minutes and do so legally. Awesome. |
Hybridmomentspass
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 10:32 am: |
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the flashing the headlight thing is dumb
nc lets you run it after 2 minutes or something like that. i usually only do it at night when i can easily see headlights on the way etc and there is no other cars around to help trigger the sensor |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 08:04 pm: |
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You want to explain why you think flashing my lights at a camera sensor is dumb?
Use the right technique for the system you are dealing with.
I guarantee a big magnet won't help on our lights.
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Hybridmomentspass
| | Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 08:46 pm: |
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what systems are activated by flashing your lights?
ive seen people do it, thinking it'd make it work, never seen it speed up the process a bit |
Ducbsa
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 07:01 am: |
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Thanks, Sir Wads. I'll print that and keep it in my wallet in case I need it.
I'm not sure if waiting just 2 minutes for a light that is normally longer than that will fly with the LEOs. The words do seem to allow it, though.
(Message edited by ducbsa on September 07, 2013) |
Wymaen
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 09:33 am: |
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I'm not trying to stir the pot here, but how often do you guys get in the situation of having to make the decision to run a red light while in full view of a police officer? i understand the desire to know what the law says in case you are caught, but geez...I've been riding on the street for twenty years, probably had 50 lights that I ran without them ever changing for me, and never once gave it a single thought. Maybe law enforcement is more nitpicky where you folks are...? |
Levor
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 08:33 pm: |
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http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/strobe.asp |
Zac4mac
| | Posted on Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 11:12 pm: |
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I have no idea of other locations, but here in N. Colorado a lot of our lights are being set up for optic triggers.
No inductive coils anymore at most intersections. I suspect it's due to all the bicyclists here.
You can see the cameras near the lights or on them.
Flashing your lights works especially when the sun is low or there's a dust/snow storm.
It won't help speed up the timer tho... |
Reepicheep
| | Posted on Sunday, September 08, 2013 - 09:20 am: |
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I have no problem running a light that doesn't change for me, and I doubt any cop would either.
Another worry about it is that I would go through it, and the car behind me (or the car behind them) would just blindly follow assuming that the light changed and *they* would cause an accident. |
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