When riding a motorcycle, what do you do at an intersection when the light doesnt change?

Question

I've noticed that sometimes when riding my motorcycle at a red light, if im the only one there, the sensor doesn't "detect" me and the light will just stay red and other cars will come and go...what do most of you do? Wait until one day a car pulls up behind you are just proceed with caution?

Answer 1

Take a right turn.  Proceed until you can safely make a U turn.  

I know that this is not what you want to hear, but it is the safe and legal thing to do.  

Answer 2

i found if i ride to a stop along the cuts in the road for the senser it will almost always sense me.if as your question asks it does not try rolling back and bouncing the  front on the senser with the front brake,that dont work im going thru.

Answer 3

just go,unless you want to sit there all day.

Answer 4

I've been riding through red lights when the lights didnt change. But I'm absolutely gonna try this out.

Answer 5

If the traffic clears up just run it. If it's a busy street or road just wait for another car to come up behind you and trigger it. You can also place your bike directly over the magnetic strip, sometimes that triggers it and sometimes it doesn't. I usually just run 'em.

Answer 6

Traffic signal sensors are essentially metal detectors buried in the road surface. These "inductive loop" sensors are easy to spot because they have a circular, square, or diamond-shaped saw cut in the pavement just before the intersection. There is a weak radio frequency field over the coil, and a large inductive mass disturbs that field. Loop detectors are meant to pick up the presence of large masses of metal - like cars and trucks - sitting still over the detector loop.

Most modern bikes don't have enough inductive material in their frames to trip the sensor, and what they have tends to be oriented vertically above the loop (making it harder to sense) so we get stuck.

You should get a light trigger for your bike I bought one and I haven't been stuck since. They are small, cheap and easy to install.

A light trigger emits a wide and powerful magnetic field that when passed over a detector loop, disturbs the loop's field, simulating the arrival of a much larger vehicle. When the control computer sees that signal, it knows someones there, and then you get a green light, just like everyone else.

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Answer 7

Proceed with caution unless it is a busy road. if it a busy road then might a right turn then a U-turn at next safe intersection or make left into a drive way then turn around.

Answer 8

   Get off your bike and set it on its kick stand.   And then start jumping up and down as hard as you can on the pavement  ten to fifteen times.   Just make sure you jump as high into the air as possible so you get maximum force coming down.  When you notice the light starting to change stop jumping up and down,  hop on your bike,  and your on your way!    

Answer 9

I usually proceed with extreme caution, instead of waiting for a car to set off the sensor.

Answer 10

Look at the road for the the crack that was patched.

It's where the inductive loop is.

Put down your side stand and and let it rest on the crack until the light changes.

Answer 11

Run it.

Answer 12

depends on the laws in your state... i live in north carolina and the law here is if you sit at a stop light longer than three minutes and it doesn't change you have the right to continue on your way as long as it's in a safe manner.

Answer 13

there are things you can buy that for most people seem to work just fine... magnets for one... there's a sensor in the road that detects when vheicles are there and some bikes just aren't big enough to signal it off...

a friend of mine drives a 150cc scooter so red lights are a serious problem... he just revs the engine up higher and flips the lights on and off.... it seemed to work every single time... even when the light had just turned red right before we got to it. (this is while driving at night tho.. .i'm not sure the lights would make much of a diffrence durring the day if they make one at all)

try it to see if it works for you... can't really hurt, worse case scenario, it just doesn't work lol.

Answer 14

Try to wait for another car to pull up. Sometimes that just doesn't happen though, and you've got to take your chances.

Answer 15

Underneath the pavement there is an inductive-loop traffic detector.  This loop detects the amount of iron inside the loop.  The problem is that most motorcycles contain more aluminum alloys and fiberglass than iron.

There are devices that you hang from the bottom of your bike that can help with this.  All they really are are neodymium magnets that fool the signal into thinking that there is a larger metal object in the loop.  The magnets inside an old computer hard drive are neodymium magnets.  You could salvage some from an old hard drive and attach them to the bottom of your bike, as low as possible.

Another thing to try is to stop near the edge of the loop.  You can tell the edge of the loop by the saw cuts in the pavement. Turn off the engine and re-start the bike.  The magnetic signal generated from the starter can be enough to trigger the sensor.

You could also try stopping near the edge of the loop.  Put the side stand down.  The metal side stand near the loop may be enough to trigger the signal.

Not all cities have "demand-actuated" traffic signals. Do not expect this to work at all times.  If it is not a "demand-actuated" traffic signal and you run the red light, you could set yourself up for a hefty fine.

Answer 16

I look for the strips in the ground and make sure I'm right on top of one of them. if it downs't change I shut the bike off and start it back up. it usually changes.