The only downside of the pedestrian button is that you really have to watch for cars trying to come up on your right or left to turn. I had one startle me a but as I got off the bike.
MN Blue On May 7, 9:15 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > No camera on my street and I'm mottling to lay the bike over. If there's no > car traffic to turn the light for me I go the long way out of the > neighborhood where it's all right turns. > On May 7, 2011 9:00 PM, "Noah Goodall" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The magnets won't do anything. The in-ground sensors detect the > > ability of your vehicle to conduct electricity, but it has nothing to > > do with magnets. They tell bicyclists to try and lay your bike down > > horizontally across the detector. If it's video camera detection, that > > normally is pretty good at seeing motorcycles. The pedestrian button > > is a great idea. > > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> If it's deserted enough that I'd be running the red light rather than > >> tripping it, I'll pull a right on red, quick u-turn, then right on green > to > >> go all the way straight across, always making sure I clear the > intersection > >> ~80' or so before I do my u-turn. If there's a handy parking lot to turn > >> around in instead, I do that and then turn left leaving it. > > >> -Kurt > > >> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 8:52 PM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> I have had that thought on my walk over there! =) I've learned to > >>> keep an eye on the pedestrian crossing signal. Once that starts > >>> blinking you know it's going to change soon. If it starts to blink > >>> before I make it to the button I head back to the bike as fast as > >>> possible! > > >>> On May 7, 6:33 pm, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Minnesota Blue <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > > My solution to lights that won't change for me is to put the bike in > >>> > > neutral, put it on the kickstand, and walk over to push the > pedestrian > >>> > > crossing button on the pole. It usually changes the light within 30 > >>> > > seconds or so. > > >>> > *With my luck the dumb light would change after I got halfway to the > >>> > crossing button! :)* > > >>> > -- > >>> > * > > >>> > Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> > >>> > * > >>> > * > >>> > * > > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group.> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected].> For more options, visit this > group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
