# Stuck at a redlight? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 15, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509 "2008-07-15T08:07:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/21 "2008-07-15T08:52:13Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Holy fuck this thread is full of misinformation… > > OK… > > There are no weight sensors in the road. > > I do not know of any over-road red light vehicle sensing arrays in WNY. > > The way the red light knows you’re there is by an inductance loop in the pavement. (Works the same way as a metal detector) Your bike does not have enough inductive mass to trip the sensor. > > Waving your arms is the stupidest thing i have EVER heard. > > putting your kickstand down on or near a sensing strip is your best bet. Its not what I meant. I know about the sensors in the road. For the intersection I brought up, they changed the placement of the lights, but not the sensors. So before when the lights hung over the middle of the intersection, everything was good. But since they put the new lights up, they are farther away from the intersection (essentially directly over where the sensors are.) So you either stop farther back so you can see the light when it changes (which it won’t unless someone else approaches form the other side) or you stop where the sensor is but then you can’t see the light (so you don’t know when it actually does change.) Hope that clarifies what I wrote. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/22 "2008-07-15T08:53:01Z")
I usually turn right, then ‘u’ turn a ways up, come back and turn right again. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/23 "2008-07-15T08:53:56Z")
> [@Carbonfiberhooded](#): > > Its not what I meant. I know about the sensors in the road. > > For the intersection I brought up, they changed the placement of the lights, but not the sensors. So before when the lights hung over the middle of the intersection, everything was good. But since they put the new lights up, they are farther away from the intersection (essentially directly over where the sensors are.) > > So you either stop farther back so you can see the light when it changes (which it won’t unless someone else approaches form the other side) or you stop where the sensor is but then you can’t see the light (so you don’t know when it actually does change.) > > Hope that clarifies what I wrote. i know exactly what you meant. i was referring to the OP waving his arms around like an ass. ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/24 "2008-07-15T09:01:14Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Holy fuck this thread is full of misinformation… > > OK… > > There are no weight sensors in the road. > > I do not know of any over-road red light vehicle sensing arrays in WNY. > > The way the red light knows you’re there is by an inductance loop in the pavement. (Works the same way as a metal detector) Your bike does not have enough inductive mass to trip the sensor. > > Waving your arms is the stupidest thing i have EVER heard. > > putting your kickstand down on or near a sensing strip is your best bet. me waving my arms around is purely out of comical frustration, that’s all… and i’m sure you have heard much more idiotic statements than that (this is nyspeed, after all…) :wiggle: Those magnets seem to be the key, so that’s the route i will go. Until then, i’ll try the kickstand idea. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/25 "2008-07-15T09:02:37Z")
:picard:🤣 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/26 "2008-07-15T09:04:05Z")
> [@burnt\_toast](#): > > me waving my arms around is purely out of comical frustration, that’s all… :bsflag: ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/27 "2008-07-15T09:07:53Z")
> [@newman](#): > > :bsflag: hahaha fine. FINE! you caught me. I guess i just never really knew what caused lights to sense vehicles. SO today, today i learned something. (i’ll probably still wave at them, but just to say hi) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/28 "2008-07-15T09:10:36Z")
:lol: Just fucking run them. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/29 "2008-07-15T09:28:05Z")
if you see the metal bar, i do roll back and forth and it sometimes triggers them too ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/30 "2008-07-15T09:29:21Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > :lol: > > Just fucking run them. Seriously, just cowboy up and go through it. I wait a reasonable amount of time, look carefully around, then go through slowly. I don’t really think a cop would write you a ticket for it after seeing that. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/31 "2008-07-15T10:59:08Z")
[http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DZ0Y0](http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DZ0Y0) ![http://www.kjmagnetics.com/prodimages/DZ0Y0L.jpg](http://www.kjmagnetics.com/prodimages/DZ0Y0L.jpg) You wont need to permanently mount it on your bike either. It has a pulling force of 368.22 lbs! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/32 "2008-07-15T11:10:53Z")
^ You really don’t want to fuck around with neodymium magnets. 1. You’ll lose a finger the first time your finger comes between it and something metal. 2. You’ll scramble anything magnetic that gets close to it (hard drives, credit card’s etc). I’ve used electic motors made with tiny ones before and the magnetic power is just insane. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509/33 "2008-07-15T11:12:24Z")
That’s a hell of a fridge magnet. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stuck-at-a-redlight/51509.md?page=1)