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(11-09-2015, 05:19 AM)Randy B_imp Wrote: I need to get some pictures of this behavior. I can't figure out who is teaching these people out here to drive. And then the DMV gives them a licence to drive like that. SMH
Way back when I was learning to drive this was something they actively tought us in Young Drivers. We were supposed to basically stop 1-1.5 car lengths back from the stop line and control that distance in front of us as our escape zone in case the car behind failed to stop, only moving up after it became clear the car behind us was in control and going to stop.
I remember thinking how stupid it was and then had my suspicions confirmed when the instructor said at the end "by the way, don't do the stop and creep at lights on your road test or you will fail"
I guess there may still be some places that believe in this....
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(11-09-2015, 11:47 AM)kmoney_imp Wrote: (11-09-2015, 05:19 AM)Randy B_imp Wrote: I need to get some pictures of this behavior. I can't figure out who is teaching these people out here to drive. And then the DMV gives them a licence to drive like that. SMH
Way back when I was learning to drive this was something they actively tought us in Young Drivers. We were supposed to basically stop 1-1.5 car lengths back from the stop line and control that distance in front of us as our escape zone in case the car behind failed to stop, only moving up after it became clear the car behind us was in control and going to stop.
I remember thinking how stupid it was and then had my suspicions confirmed when the instructor said at the end "by the way, don't do the stop and creep at lights on your road test or you will fail"
I guess there may still be some places that believe in this....
Way back when I was learning to drive this was something they actively tought us in Young Drivers. We were supposed to basically stop 1-1.5 car lengths back from the stop line and control that distance in front of us as our escape zone in case the car behind failed to stop, only moving up after it became clear the car behind us was in control and going to stop.
I remember thinking how stupid it was and then had my suspicions confirmed when the instructor said at the end "by the way, don't do the stop and creep at lights on your road test or you will fail"
I guess there may still be some places that believe in this....
This explains a lot. Someone got it in their brain that this was a "safe" thing to do and started teaching it even though it's not. When you do something that is unexpected when driving on the road, an accident is more likely to occur.....period. The more predictable you are, the safer you will be on the road.
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If you put a magnet on your bike, you can trip the sensors easier. It's about disrupting the magnetic field more easily. Check YouTube for videos. This is even more of a problem for mopeds and bicycles. Check YouTube for "magnet stop light" or similar.
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Just bought a "CMS Magnetics 150 LB capacity" 2 inch round by 3/8 inch thick chrome magnet on Amazon for $13.00. Just put on the center stand brace. WOW! Work great out here in San Diego. Don't have to run red lights anymore.
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Many places have switched from the wire to light sensors. In Illinois anyway much of the time simply flashing your brights a bunch of times will trigger it, especially at night. Certainly worth a try.
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(11-12-2015, 06:36 AM)veech_imp Wrote: Many places have switched from the wire to light sensors. In Illinois anyway much of the time simply flashing your brights a bunch of times will trigger it, especially at night. Certainly worth a try.
Myth. Those light sensors are not for regular traffic, but for emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicles have a strobe light facing forward that flashes at a specific frequency and that is what trips the lights to change. There is no way that you would ever be able to flash your headlights fast enough to trip that sensor.
I have seen a couple of news reports of people being caught and fined for using devices to trip the lights though.
https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Man-buys...2-922.aspx
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(11-11-2015, 10:35 AM)bflint_imp Wrote: Just bought a "CMS Magnetics 150 LB capacity" 2 inch round by 3/8 inch thick chrome magnet on Amazon for $13.00. Just put on the center stand brace. WOW! Work great out here in San Diego. Don't have to run red lights anymore.
I want to know if it picks the nails and screws off the road as you ride.
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This sounds like an idea worth trying!
Dumb question, did you actually screw it to your stand or just let it use it's magnetic attraction properties to hang on....
I would probably worry what would happen to the rear tire, maybe chain if it were to become unattached at high speeds.
(11-11-2015, 10:35 AM)bflint_imp Wrote: Just bought a "CMS Magnetics 150 LB capacity" 2 inch round by 3/8 inch thick chrome magnet on Amazon for $13.00. Just put on the center stand brace. WOW! Work great out here in San Diego. Don't have to run red lights anymore.
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(11-12-2015, 08:35 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: (11-11-2015, 10:35 AM)bflint_imp Wrote: Just bought a "CMS Magnetics 150 LB capacity" 2 inch round by 3/8 inch thick chrome magnet on Amazon for $13.00. Just put on the center stand brace. WOW! Work great out here in San Diego. Don't have to run red lights anymore.
I want to know if it picks the nails and screws off the road as you ride.
I want to know if it picks the nails and screws off the road as you ride.
Only when they don't get stuck in the front tyre first.
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(11-12-2015, 07:59 AM)Randy B_imp Wrote: (11-12-2015, 06:36 AM)veech_imp Wrote: Many places have switched from the wire to light sensors. In Illinois anyway much of the time simply flashing your brights a bunch of times will trigger it, especially at night. Certainly worth a try.
Myth. Those light sensors are not for regular traffic, but for emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicles have a strobe light facing forward that flashes at a specific frequency and that is what trips the lights to change. There is no way that you would ever be able to flash your headlights fast enough to trip that sensor.
I have seen a couple of news reports of people being caught and fined for using devices to trip the lights though.
https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Man-buys...2-922.aspx
Myth. Those light sensors are not for regular traffic, but for emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicles have a strobe light facing forward that flashes at a specific frequency and that is what trips the lights to change. There is no way that you would ever be able to flash your headlights fast enough to trip that sensor.
I have seen a couple of news reports of people being caught and fined for using devices to trip the lights though.
https://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Man-buys...2-922.aspx
I can assure it it works, but I admit not reliably all the time. I know about the emergency vehicle systems and that it is illegal to use one of those devices, but I regularly switch lights by repeatedly flashing my brights on both my CB and my BMW auto. When it works, the light easily turns in under 30 seconds at intersections where otherwise I would sit and wait through several cycles of the other traffic lights switching and not mine. Perhaps the light refracts in such a way that it tricks the sensor into thinking it is one of the emergency strobes? However, you don't see the white light turn on which it does when the emergency vehicles trigger it so I don't know.
If you think about it, a light sensor is a much cheaper option than detection systems built into the asphalt so it would make sense.
