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Re: Red lights that don't change
Gene Kennedy 95SL2 <gkennedy@miracosta.cc.ca.us> writes:
>>In article <3u412f$1gq@aimnet1.aimnet.com> jbetti@best.com writes:
>> According to California vehicle codes
>> you're supposed to stop at a red light until it turns green. This
>> is fine and dandy, unless it's one of those "special" lights that
>> are only triggered by the weight of an automobile. The problem:
>> bicycles, most motorcycles, and some sub-compacts don't trigger
>> them. The result: the eternal red light.
>Well this is from memory and I can't quote you the law but I
>think you are required to stay at the red light for 2 minutes
>and then if it doesn't change you have the right to assume it
>is broken and may never change. Check to be sure.
Just an FYI - weight sensors are too much trouble, and haven't been used
in years. Almost all are now using magnetic sensors - just a coil of
wire laid in a grove cut in the asphalt. The big problem is that the
average bicycle and many small motorcycles don't have enough ferrous
metal close enough to the pavement coil to trigger it.
Same end result, slightly different cause.
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