"Green light changer" / traffic light magnet

[Mr Lefty]

well there isn't much they could do I don't think... cept maybe move the sensor closer to the surface... but it may require a certain depth...


I was told the law in Oregon was 2 signal cycles... I usually wait 1... if it passes my light once... and no traffic is near me... I'm going next chance I get. I'll take the chance of a ticket and plead my case... haven't been pulled over yet for it... though doesn't happen too often

[No Worries]

Those new-fangled bikes with their aluminum frames and engines couldn't trip a light if they tried. Both my bikes have good ol' steel frames. And huge, steel centerstands hanging below the engine. I trip lights 10 feet before I get there.

Seriously, how does the magnet attach to the bike? Do you have a steel or aluminum frame, or does the engine hang from the frame? Here in Colorado, most of the traffic light sensors are close to the surface and have a bead of silicone caulk covering the wires. I stop so my engine is directly over the center wire or at an intersection of wires, and the light will change right away.

[jeeps84]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

well there isn't much they could do I don't think... cept maybe move the sensor closer to the surface... but it may require a certain depth...


I was told the law in Oregon was 2 signal cycles... I usually wait 1... if it passes my light once... and no traffic is near me... I'm going next chance I get. I'll take the chance of a ticket and plead my case... haven't been pulled over yet for it... though doesn't happen too often

We have a few lights here that wont trigger from a bike. One was at the end of the road I use to live on. I got to the point that I treated it as a stop sign. Only got stopped once and was let go with a warning. I never antied up for any magnets. Not that big an issue for me.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

well there isn't much they could do I don't think... cept maybe move the sensor closer to the surface... but it may require a certain depth...


I was told the law in Oregon was 2 signal cycles... I usually wait 1... if it passes my light once... and no traffic is near me... I'm going next chance I get. I'll take the chance of a ticket and plead my case... haven't been pulled over yet for it... though doesn't happen too often

Yay! Something I know something about... I just installed a few of them a couple of weeks ago. Well,they probably increased the sensitivity of the loop. Or they went and checked it and it worked to their standards. I used to carry a speaker magnet in the belly pan of my bike but it was a lot bigger than that crappy little magnet they sell. I've gotten them to trigger just by putting my kickstand down.

[Mr Lefty]

dear god... is it getting cold in here... fuck... I think this place is freezing over... Tigger speak'n in facts...

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

dear god... is it getting cold in here... fuck... I think this place is freezing over... Tigger speak'n in facts...

Oh hahahaha gosh you are funny "moonshot"... We've had this argument before. The loops are basically an electromagnet with a sensor that detects changes in the field. Ferrous metal will of course have an effect,as will a large enough outside magnetic field. Man,for a magnet the size of the ones they sell on EBay to have an effect,it would be impossible to transport as it would to to everything metal within 10'.

[Mr Lefty]

yeah I've seen some pretty "intresting" ideas on e-bay... there was one website that included a wire magnet that, i'm not shitting you, was designed to drag on the ground under the bike!!! I was speachless

[OneSickPsycho]

Just get a big ol' neodymium magnet... you'll pick up shit off the road too...

Like this:

[itgirl]

yeah, i bought one of those trigger things too way back when. haven't noticed any substantial difference. oh well. lesson learned.