How does a Motorcycle trip traffic lights ?

 

Hi again :)
 Ok so I went riding today with a friend. My first time out. I had serveral
traffic lights that are magneticly triped ? by vehicles. can anyone tell me
how to trip these things with a motorcyle ? I sat at serveral of them until I
was forced to run the red light just to make a left turn. I'm sure if I were
caught I would have recieved a ticket for running a red light.
Please help if you can
Thanks
Eddie

 

By sticking it's foot out!

 


By making sure you roll up to the traffic light at considerable speed.
In other words, don't slow down long before you reach the light, but
keep some speed and brake just before the light.

Traffic lights do not work with magnetism but with electrical induction.
It is based on the phenomenon that if a metal object moves across a
field of electricity (created by the spooled wire in the road), the
electrical current will change. This change is noted by the traffic
light controller that will then now a vehicle is waiting for the light.

This effect is dependent on the amount of metal as well as the speed of
the metal object. As it is difficult to change the first parameter
(unless you want to weld a block of metal underneath your bike), the
only thing left to manipulate is the speed. So make sure you roll up a
bit faster to the light than you would in a car.

    Mike

 

On Oct 6, 3:58�am, use...@dikkebrommer.nl (Mike Schenk) wrote:


 So make sure you roll up a

That's really bad advice, Mike.

Maybe Dutch cars are better maintained than American cars.

Older American cars leak oil and transmission fluid and anti-freeze
right at the place you're advising a newbie to apply hard braking. He
could crash taking your advice.

I will come to an almost complete stop 50 feet before intersections
around here
because surface street pavement is all potholed and patched and
rippled from heavy traffic.

Then I will approach the sensor on its left side and motion for cars
behind me to
move up and trip the signal for me.

Most drivers are too stupid to understand what I'm inviting them to
do, though.

 


Only if he doesn't know how to brake properly.


That really is bad advice from my point of view. First of all, cars
behind you won't expect you to stop that soon and might crash into you.
Secondly, inviting a car to stop next to you instead of behind you might
cause you to be driven of the road.

But of course, do what you want to do.

    Mike