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Let the Car Pass so that it Trips the Light
Ever have a problem getting a signal to trip for you on your bicycle? A solution, if it is available, is to ride slowly, off to the right, and let the car behind you pass. That way, the car will trip the light.
Yes, in a perfect world, the light would properly sense me and my bicycle. Unfortunately, lights tend to be designed to sense cars.
This photo is from a helmet cam video where I did exactly that. It was taken at SW Allen and SW King in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. 12/23/2011 about 2:50PM.
I've had mixed results with this traffic signal. Sometimes I can get it to trip for me. Sometimes it won't. So this is an interesting video because it shows an instance that motor vehicles can be useful: to handle difficult-to-trigger traffic lights.
(No, unlike many of my other photos this one is NOT of a motorist disobeying a traffic rule.)
Let the Car Pass so that it Trips the Light
Ever have a problem getting a signal to trip for you on your bicycle? A solution, if it is available, is to ride slowly, off to the right, and let the car behind you pass. That way, the car will trip the light.
Yes, in a perfect world, the light would properly sense me and my bicycle. Unfortunately, lights tend to be designed to sense cars.
This photo is from a helmet cam video where I did exactly that. It was taken at SW Allen and SW King in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. 12/23/2011 about 2:50PM.
I've had mixed results with this traffic signal. Sometimes I can get it to trip for me. Sometimes it won't. So this is an interesting video because it shows an instance that motor vehicles can be useful: to handle difficult-to-trigger traffic lights.
(No, unlike many of my other photos this one is NOT of a motorist disobeying a traffic rule.)