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From: srt@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Smart Traffic Lights?
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 19:36:31 EDT
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<ok, drop that gun!>

This has been discussed a few times in net.bicycle, where the problem is
even more extreme.  I believe that BICYCLING magaazine actually did an
article on it some time last year.  From what I recall of the article and
resultant discussion, the best tactic is to place your bike (either kind)
on top of and parallel to one of the long cuts where the sensors are.

The typical sensor is laid out like so:

              ---+    __                +---
                 |   /  \               |
                 |   |  |               |
                 |   |  |<-- "A"        |
                 |   \__/               |
                 |                      |
                       ^
                       |
                       +----  Sensor, usually indicated by cuts in pavement
                              filled with tar.

You want to position yourself over the cut marked "A".  (Somewhat harder
if the sensors were installed when the street was laid, since there won't
be any cuts to guide placement.)

I've also had some success (on a bicycle) with rolling back and forth.
Personally, I've never had a problem on my cycle.

                                                        -- Scott