No camera on my street and I'm mottling to lay the bike over. If there's no car traffic to turn the light for me I go the long way out of the neighborhood where it's all right turns. On May 7, 2011 9:00 PM, "Noah Goodall" <[email protected]> wrote: > The magnets won't do anything. The in-ground sensors detect the > ability of your vehicle to conduct electricity, but it has nothing to > do with magnets. They tell bicyclists to try and lay your bike down > horizontally across the detector. If it's video camera detection, that > normally is pretty good at seeing motorcycles. The pedestrian button > is a great idea. > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> wrote: >> If it's deserted enough that I'd be running the red light rather than >> tripping it, I'll pull a right on red, quick u-turn, then right on green to >> go all the way straight across, always making sure I clear the intersection >> ~80' or so before I do my u-turn. If there's a handy parking lot to turn >> around in instead, I do that and then turn left leaving it. >> >> -Kurt >> >> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I have had that thought on my walk over there! =) I've learned to >>> keep an eye on the pedestrian crossing signal. Once that starts >>> blinking you know it's going to change soon. If it starts to blink >>> before I make it to the button I head back to the bike as fast as >>> possible! >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 7, 6:33 pm, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > My solution to lights that won't change for me is to put the bike in >>> > > neutral, put it on the kickstand, and walk over to push the pedestrian >>> > > crossing button on the pole. It usually changes the light within 30 >>> > > seconds or so. >>> > >>> > *With my luck the dumb light would change after I got halfway to the >>> > crossing button! :)* >>> > >>> > -- >>> > * >>> > >>> > Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> >>> > * >>> > * >>> > * >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >
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