Anyone heard of the green light changer ?

[wa407mpp]

That mean it's OK to ignore that big red sticker that says "Danger do not disassemble this unit"? Or doesn't a slow agonising from radiation poisoning death scare you?

[egsols]

Hey Axel,

It'll be a while now, but next time you're at one of those lights try putting your side stand down right on the cut line for the pad. I read somewhere about it and when I tried it worked for me.

[kjohnson]

A good majority of the intersections on my commute to work are the induction loop type and i have had very good luck with pulsing the starter. Not sure if it actually works or if it is just fluke.

[randy]

I roll up and place with both wheels on the cut line. Only one light I can remember giving me trouble. it was 1 AM and the damn light would not change. Instead of blowing through the light, I went through the gas station at that corner. I got pulled over and ticketed for doing that!

[madmax-im]

In NJ you dont need magnets...heck do what everyone else does...just blow through the red light...its par for the course hereKinda like demolition derby...gotta weed out as many cagers as possible

[randy]

On second thought, who would buy a green light changer, i'd rather have a red light changer

[Erik the Red]

A good majority of the intersections on my commute to work are the induction loop type and i have had very good luck with pulsing the starter. Not sure if it actually works or if it is just fluke.

kjohnson is right. As best I can remember, here's what my Traffic Engineering prof told us back in the day...

At a traffic signal, that square cut in the pavement sealed with tar has a wire in it. Whenever there is a closed loop of wire, it will have a current induced (hence induction loop) along it when a big enough chunk of metal enters it. Bikes don't always have enough mass to do this.

When you hit your bike's starter button, the starter spins, causing an electromagnetic field momentarily. This resulting field will usually be enough to induce a current in the wire, thereby sending a signal to the signal to signal you to go.

I'm not sure I've stated all the physics correctly (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), but bottom line is that if the light's not sensing you, turning the bike off and then back on (or probably just blipping the starter) will typically get it to turn green. I'd say that the closer you are to the wire, the better. ...Cheaper and easier than buying and mounting a magnet to your bike.

[planedick]

Alternately

Place the right side engine case over the wire. Magnetic field in the alternator and the output wiring will have the best chance of inducting a current in the wire. What it's really looking for is a change in the resistance values of the current in the wire.