How To Trigger a Traffic Light on your Bike

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• Sensors

  It's interesting that, in that last clip the sensor is NOT aligned with the bike lane at all. Hopefully that's not the case in most places.

  Posted by Alexa February 12, 2013 04:50:57

• traffic lights

  Very interesting article from urban velo magazine on the subject. I must admit that I ride as if
  these laws were already in effect.
  
  http://www.urbanvelo.org/issue34/p24-25.html

  Posted by J. KANDERS` November 25, 2012 06:24:14

• Legal Requirements

  I find it ironic that for crossing a low volume intersection on a red where these sensor traffic lights are usually installed can cost you fines, points etc. while the sheer volume of traffic on main roads & highways are always consistently well above the set speed limits. Its amazing how our prejudices & behaviours are so skewed to allow the majority of road users to break the law & drive in a fashion that is inherently more dangerous than the cyclist who can safely cross a vacant intersection.

  Posted by Glen Aldridge October 24, 2012 14:29:05

• Camera detectors

  No mention of camera detectors we use in Iowa City that are becoming the preferred dector method. Daytime, cameras seem to see cyclists pretty well. At night, not so much. I've found if you angle yourself in the lane--the camera will see you as a wide object (they're looking for cars, of course) and the camera has a better chance of "seeing" you. Shining your headlight in the camera's direction seems to not work at all.

  Posted by Donald Baxter October 24, 2012 14:21:28