How to trip a damn traffic light??????????

there is also the Right-u-Right. I did that for a while now I just run them.

[Comet]

According to this sellers feedback, it works. Probably just a magnet. eBay Motors: TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGER, TRAFFIC LIGHT TRIGGER,MOTORCYCLE (item 250258820111 end time Jun-19-08 18:30:34 PDT)

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by wrightme43

The worst they can do is give you a ticket. If you explain your position they most likely wont, but even if they do, the judge will have to throw it out. Defective signal lights are to be treated as stop signs. Once you know which ones are which I just stop and go.

It happens at every major set of traffic lights, and Traffic Cops in Oz have got it in for Motorbike riders....as they will use any excuse to pull you over to check your license, thanks to the massive amount of people in Oz that ride unlicensed!

We also have red light camera's which double as speed camera's at nearly every intersection, and amazingly, they always seem to work every time, even when you are doing as little as 4km/h over the posted limit!

It's all about revenue raising in Oz, not common sense!

[Avalon786]

Originally Posted by Wolfman

It happens at every major set of traffic lights, and Traffic Cops in Oz have got it in for Motorbike riders....as they will use any excuse to pull you over to check your license, thanks to the massive amount of people in Oz that ride unlicensed!

We also have red light camera's which double as speed camera's at nearly every intersection, and amazingly, they always seem to work every time, even when you are doing as little as 4km/h over the posted limit!

It's all about revenue raising in Oz, not common sense!

Sounds like a FE kit that hides the plate from those cameras would be a necessite...

[Cloggy]

At my work we have security turn styles that are activated by using your security pass, being holland we also have a bicycle gate next to it, this gate is triggered by a similar sensor to those used by traffic lights. Anyway if someone wearing work shoes stands on the area where the bicycles should be the gate opens when you use your pass. The strange thing is the same gate is not triggered by my motorcycle boots. So maybe work boots (with steel toe-caps) might do the trick.
It could also be that this sensor is more sensitive having been designed for bicycles, in which case I wish you lots of luck in finding a solution .

[finboz]

infrared transmitter = green lights

DIY IR Transmitter

[SirIsaac]

I went on mini-crusade about this subject earlier this year when I started riding more after getting my FZ6 and it seemed like every time I rode I would encounter several of the blasted sensor-controlled lights. First thing I did was e-mail an Ohio State trooper who had responded to an inquiry I made to the Ohio State Patrol a couple of years ago. I basically asked him what to do when I encounter a sensor-controlled light that does not sense my presence. He stated the there is no law which specifically covers motorcycles in such a situation or exempts them from not stopping at red lights, but that common sense must prevail. He also provided the Ohio Revised code passage regarding malfunctioning control signals (ORC 4511.132) which basically states that a malfunctioning traffic control light should be treated as a stop sign. He stated his opinion that "most" signals will activate with motorcycles that travel through the “correct” area, but didn’t tell me where the correct area is. In my experience, most do not activate. He invited me to contact the Ohio Department of Transportation to obtain more detail on signal activation. So I got on the State of Ohio web site and rooted around until I found the name of an engineer at the department of transportation and e-mailed him. I asked the following questions:
1. Question - do you agree that most sensors will be activated by a motorcycle?
Answer - most but not all
Comment - Again, contrary to my experience.
2. Question - Is there anything I can do to increase the chances that I will be sensed, such as stopping over one of the sensor lines (if they are visible)?
Answer - Yes, you can carry a small loop wire about 2 ft. in Diameter. Toss in loop for 10-15 seconds then pick it up.
Comments - I'm not kidding, that was his answer. That will be real convenient on a motorcycle, won't it? I guess we could carry such loops around our necks, with a rope attached to drag it back to the bike after the light changes. No safety issues or other problems with that plan.
3. Question - Do the "red-light triggers" marketed for motorcycles work?
Answer - Not sure, but probably not.
Comment - I don't think they will work. If they did, everyone would know that they did and we wouldn’t have these questions.

At this point I decided I'd just go with the "run the light if it doesn’t change for me" plan and move on. However, a couple of days later I went into a restaurant to pick up dinner and noticed two county sheriffs in a booth. After I got my order, I approached them and asked if I could ask a question. They said sure, so I asked what to do in the situation and if they would pull me over if I did run the light. They were sympathetic, hemmed and hawed a bit, but said they would almost certainly pull me over and probably ticket me, since as far as they could tell I just ran a red light, but that I could plead my case to a judge. That doesn’t sound like my idea of fun, but I would obviously go that route if it ever comes up.

Originally Posted by finboz

infrared transmitter = green lights

DIY IR Transmitter

OH hell yeah, I have been searching and searching for this. Its so illegal. They took it down off instructables. LOL Thanks

[FZ1inNH]

Originally Posted by Denver_FZ6

I've noticed this as well. I rarely have this problem on road bicycle and it's mostly carbon fiber and aluminum. First couple times it happened on FZ6, I was like "No way, can't be." I picked up the bike used and while doing the first cleaning, noticed someone had stuck magnets to the centerstand pegs, not doing me much good though.

Matthew

Do you put the stand down to touch the pavement? If not, then yes, it is doing you no good at all.

[FZ1inNH]

Originally Posted by SirIsaac

..... and noticed two county sheriffs in a booth. After I got my order, I approached them and asked if I could ask a question. They said sure, so I asked what to do in the situation and if they would pull me over if I did run the light. They were sympathetic, hemmed and hawed a bit, but said they would almost certainly pull me over and probably ticket me, since as far as they could tell I just ran a red light, but that I could plead my case to a judge. That doesn’t sound like my idea of fun, but I would obviously go that route if it ever comes up.

That is why in NH, you have to wait for a full cycle of the lights, meaning it didn't trip the first time or the second, then you can proceed. You cannot simply pull up, look both ways and proceed through the red light. That IS running a red.