I wait one cycle then just run it.

 

There's 1 light in town that won't trip for my bike. I wait one cycle then just run it.

 

Turn right, then make a U-turn at the first opportunity.
Used to be one I'd occasionally get stuck at after work. It wasn't on a timed cycle at all, some times cars wouldn't trigger it (the highway could have green light for hours). There was one cop who would sit and wait for people to get fed up and run the red light.

 

There is a light in my neighborhood that I sat through for 3 lights before running it. I came home, read the article, (knowing hard drives have these "rare earth" magnets. I took apart 2 junk hard drives. Got the magnets out and used 2 sided tape to attach them to the bottom of the frame. went back out to the light and it tripped it first time.

 

Google your states motorcycle laws, here is ours in Wisconsin ......

When facing a red light, you may proceed CAUTIOUSLY through the intersection when the light is still red if ALL of the following conditions are present:

You reasonably believe the signal .is vehicle activated (if the signal is timed, you may not proceed through a red light no matter how long it takes to change to green);

No other vehicles are present .to activate the signal;
You have stopped at the signal .for at least 45 seconds; and,
You yield right-of-way to .vehicles proceeding through on a green signal and to pedestrians and bicycles in the crosswalk or intersection.

 

You don't need magnets. If you can see the wire in the ground, don't put your bike in the center of the box, put it directly over the wire on the right or left side, with your front wheel just past the end. This will trip the light almost every time. On the rare occasion it doesn't, run the light.

 

I just sit there and twist that throttle and turn some heads.
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Sorry I couldn't help South Parking this one. I sit one cycle and then run it.

 

you mean your supposed to stop at them fancy lights? i thought they where liek xmas lights and there for decoration

 

The same law in Tennesse. It feels good to run a red light. Outlaw I guess.

 

Here in California our traffic lights are a real problem on many levels. First: they don't trip for motorcycles. Second: alot of them are monitored by high tech digital cameras complete with flash units. My son got his court appearance notice in the mail complete with 4 photos taken in all directions of the infraction. He hasn't got a chance to beat the rap. I could count the freckles on his face as he passed through the light. The fine will be $454.00 for running the red light.

I was thinking if i ever got into a situation where there was no chance to stop I might as well put one of my middle fingers up in the wind as I pass ttrough the light. Maybe the judge would get a kick out of it in court and throw out the case, yuh, right.....

I read the article about the magnets but I think here the lights are video activated. A year ago I got the idea it was about "visual mass". As riders we have a small surface area. So I tried this: when I'm about 1-2 hundred feet form a stop light I waive my arms over my head, kind of like when you're flagging someone down....although its a "looK mom, no hands" it really works!

I know, it's gotta look crazy to cagers but maybe they'll give us a little more room on the road as a result. Ride on...