Turning my traffic light GREEN!

[Uncle Hud]

^^^^^^ I'll bet you five bucks your starter button isn't what's doing it.

Next time, just be very, very patient; consider pushing your starter button, but refrain; and the light will change.

Not being rude; I just know the Cobb County traffic engineering staff, and the GDOT folks that run RTOP on a few roads in NW ATL.

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Now how about Apollo and his chariot? His horses must be getting tired, because it's taking them a while to drag the sun across the sky these days .......

 

[rbentnail]

Now how about Apollo and his chariot? His horses must be getting tired, because it's taking them a while to drag the sun across the sky these days .......

And the SOB is getting up way too early....

 

[Klubis]

Is there any possibility of damage to the bike by pressing the starter button while it is running?

 

[Uncle Hud]

Klubis posted: Is there any possibility of damage to the bike by pressing the starter button while it is running?

BTDT. No. . . . . . . . (Stereo too loud, couldn't hear engine, too hurried and too stupid to check tachometer.)

 

[Mad German]

In a different thread, Klubis posted:

On a different note, I learned on another forum that a recalcitrant red light can be tricked into cycling by pressing the starter button on an FZ1. Will this work with an FJR as well, does anybody know?

Wow, I can only wonder what genius on the fz1oa came up with this gem...

Hmm...let's see. Who over there knows EVERYTHING...?

 

[Uncle Hud]

Maybe this guy?

eflyguy posted" I've got a few loop-triggered lights around here that often won't change unless I hit the starter button on my FZ1 (either one of them) and I have been doing this for a few years so I'm pretty certain it's what is triggering them. I haven't tested them enough with the FJR to be sure, but the closest one seems to behave the same.

My theory is the field generated by the starter is enough to trip them. Not magic, just electromagnetic interference..

.... or are they the SAME guy?

 

[Bill Lumberg]

If I turn my FJR off, sitting at a redlight, while on the magnetic loop, leaving the key on but the engine off, when the light turns green, the bike starts, with no intervention from me.

 

[Intech]

I just lay the bike down on the ground loop. Works every time!

 

[ionbeam]

Another reason to wear steel toe riding boots with the soles tacked on

Another reason to buy steel belted tires.

Another reason to ask, it there are traffic lights, why am I riding here?

 

[Auburn]

Reno AE is the loop detector manufacturer of choice in Washington State. Their detectors take the signal from the wire in the intersection and convert it to a signal to the controller to let it know there is a vehicle to serve.

below is the operating manual for one of their models for those that care to read about it.

https://Model C-1000 Version 34 Operating Instructions

The best advice from their techs for motorcycle is to park on top of wire in your lane where the saw cut is (as Uncle Hud suggested).

One other very important thing about the Reno detectors, they are tuneable, and can be adjusted. Most times if there is a problem, that is all that needs to be done, but the DOT needs to be made aware there is an issue, so a phone call to them will help get it taken care of.

 

[lonerider]

Another reason to ask, it there are traffic lights, why am I riding here?

You nailed it...

 

[Uncle Hud]

ionbeam posted: <snip> Another reason to ask, it there are traffic lights, why am I riding here?

... says the guy living in suburban Boston. (Chuckle, chuckle.)

Actually, all the other suggestions are not completely ********, as it's the total mass of conductive metal that disrupts the loop detector's EM field. Every little bit helps -- so take note, those that ride plastic/carbon bicycles, and pack your bicycle shoes with copper pennies!

 

[Warpdrv]

Most times if there is a problem, that is all that needs to be done, but the DOT needs to be made aware there is an issue, so a phone call to them will help get it taken care of.

LOL - Good Luck with that.....

Hey guys we just had 1 motorcyclist call about this intersection.... We will devote an entire crew to get that guy handled !!!!

hup hup hup hup

 

[Fred W]

ionbeam posted: <snip> Another reason to ask, it there are traffic lights, why am I riding here?

... says the guy living in suburban Boston. (Chuckle, chuckle.)

You've never been to New Hampshire, I guess. While there are commuters to Boston from southern NH, we do not have nearly the over abundance of traffic, nor the need for traffic control devices beyond the simple stop and yield signs. We may only be 50 miles north of it, but that makes all the difference.

I don't know about ionbeam, but none of my bikes ever see the inside of the Route 128 beltway.

 

[rbentnail]

Most times if there is a problem, that is all that needs to be done, but the DOT needs to be made aware there is an issue, so a phone call to them will help get it taken care of.

LOL - Good Luck with that.....

Hey guys we just had 1 motorcyclist call about this intersection.... We will devote an entire crew to get that guy handled !!!!

hup hup hup hup

Then you live in the wrong place. My county's DOT crew has adjusted 2 (that I know of) lights that I emailed about. Their email reply helped convince the judge to toss my run-the-red ticket.

 

[ionbeam]

Most times if there is a problem, that is all that needs to be done, but the DOT needs to be made aware there is an issue, so a phone call to them will help get it taken care of.

LOL - Good Luck with that.....

Hey guys we just had 1 motorcyclist call about this intersection.... We will devote an entire crew to get that guy handled !!!!

hup hup hup hup

Then you live in the wrong place. My county's DOT crew has adjusted 2 (that I know of) lights that I emailed about. Their email reply helped convince the judge to toss my run-the-red ticket.

I have had good luck in southern NH getting DOT to fix problem intersections too. Often within a couple of hours of contacting DOT.

 

[Intech]

Actually, all the other suggestions are not completely ********

Including mine?

 

[ionbeam]

Actually, all the other suggestions are not completely ********

Including mine?

Your method would actually work pretty good, especially if you always put the stator down on the cut line. You are welcome to your technique for changing the lights, I would probably do it differently

 

[FJRPittsburgh]

I've heard that if you run lots of steel shot as balancing beads in your tires they will trigger those stubborn green lights and your gas mileage will improve by 12.7%.

Yeah, it's true Fred. Also, banging on your left deer whistle with your phone will help trigger traffic lights.

 

[allrider]

I have had good luck in southern NH getting DOT to fix problem intersections too. Often within a couple of hours of contacting DOT.

I had good results calling my local DOT when they put in new light sensors at a nearby intersection. They called me back in hours and asked me to test it to be sure it worked. I was pleasantly surprised by their quick customer service.