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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2011 19:09:10 GMT -5
If you've ever ridden on two wheels, the following scenario might sound familiar: You pull up to a red light on your motorbike, scooter, bicycle, what-have-you, and you wait for it to change. And you wait, and wait and wait. The problem is likely that your wheels haven't triggered the sensor embedded in the pavement. So what do you do? Sit and wait some more, knowing that the light won't change? Or go through the red light and risk getting a ticket? Well, a law under consideration in the state of Illinois could rectify the problem. While some municipalities are working at installing other types of sensors to accommodate two-wheelers, the state legislature is also debating a bill that would allow riders to simply go through the red light in question. The proposal has been amended to include only cities with less than two million inhabitants, and appears to leave the matter of how long is a "reasonable" amount of time to have waited at the light before proceeding up to interpretation. Of course, traffic conditions would have to allow it as well, but as far as the law's concerned, well... that could be about to change for bikers in the Prairie State.
After reading the above article I decided to take a poll or our members and compare with the poll that is being taken on another site. I'll share the results in 7 days.
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Post by jeffe on Aug 4, 2011 19:42:24 GMT -5
Most sensors are magnetic and you have to have a good of iron to trigger them. There is a light in our complex that a motorcycle will not trip. If I am not pulling up behind a car I go down a side street and make a left. There are a few like that around. One is a major intersection that does not have much traffic on Sunday morning when I am going to church. If there are no cars around I make a right into a gas station to be able to go the way I want. I believe cutting thru there is actually illegal. Oh well.
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Post by Wahoo on Aug 4, 2011 20:19:20 GMT -5
There are not many sensors that a 900+ pound Goldwing won't trigger. ;D
I sometimes experience the problem when I'm on the Hardley. If no one is around to trigger the light, I have gone thru after stopping and making sure no one is coming the other way.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Aug 4, 2011 21:26:44 GMT -5
There was a light on my way to work that my bike wouldn't trip and sometimes my car wouldn't trip it either. I venture a guess that I made a left turn on that red light hundreds of times going to and from work. I went home for lunch, so I had to make the left turn twice a day.
I never got stopped by the police.
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Post by bill on Aug 5, 2011 4:21:58 GMT -5
As for red lights, I didn't even see the house! Most people that ride push bikes don't stop for red lights anyway! I remember walking through Dublin crossing Georges Street on a green light for pedestrians with one of the guys from work and this Ms. comes straight through the light and hits my work colleague. I asked her if she drove a car, she was so thick she could not understand why I had asked!
Most traffic lights are on timers here.
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Post by allen36 on Aug 6, 2011 13:37:28 GMT -5
i have only came across one red light i never can get to change near turning on to mahoning ave near where i live a have gone left on red a few times but risky as one of the roads coming in is hard to see up, usually if i go that way i started going all the way into down town to avoid it
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Post by thundercloud on Aug 6, 2011 16:12:13 GMT -5
I had one light that would not change for me,even if I put the kick stand on the strip. I called the state highway dept. they reset it the next day!
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Post by 5beagles on Aug 6, 2011 19:11:51 GMT -5
State 165/62 turning south on 62 will not change. We've had to wave someone to pull up to get it to change. I would turn on red if need be because the first time it happened we sat there quite a long time. Good line of sight so not an issue.
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Post by mgorman on Aug 19, 2011 9:28:13 GMT -5
The Stark County Engineers Office is slowly converting to cameras instead of detector loops.
Look for the cut marks in the pavement and sit inside that. If it says "stop here", stop there, not where you feel like it. That is usually the end of the loop. Also, some loops are place ahead of the stop bar because people pull too far forward and never trigger the loop. SOme are placed back a car length on left turns because they feel one car will make it through on yellow but 2 won't. SO again, look for the cut marks (rectangular) with sealer over them.
We are also installing an item that senses if you are slowing or not. If a car does not slow, it will not let the light turn green until the offending car clears the intersection keeping you from getting broadsided by those who think they can make it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2011 20:41:08 GMT -5
With over 13,000 votes counted the majority say we have to wait at the red light no matter how long it takes.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Aug 23, 2011 21:10:39 GMT -5
Just the opposite of what our group voted.
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Post by Fuji on Sept 19, 2011 19:50:31 GMT -5
Once I know where the ones that won't trip are I use alternate routes to avoid both them and also the infamous red light cameras.
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