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Perfect for pipe and pieces your grounding clamp can't grab > 4" diameter > Threaded brass stud > Shipping Weight: 1.15 lbs. > > From: Kyle Munz > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 11:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: What to do when the traffic light doesn't change > > I understand that a magnet will disrupt a magnetometer. My question is how strong does the magnet have to be for the sensor to pick it up and are the ones flying off eBay strong enough? I have half a dozen or so hard drive magnets, I might snap them on the bottom to test it. > > On May 8, 2011 8:32 AM, "Moontoad" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm kind of late to the discussion, but would like to make two points. >> >> 1. As far as the magnets, yes, they do work - sometimes, despite the >> scorn heaped on them in online reviews by the so-called "experts". The >> sensors are a buried coil that detect a disruption in the >> electromagnetic field they generate as current flows through them. A >> large metal mass in their proximity will disrupt the field. A strong >> magnet, moving across the coil will induce a slight current in the >> coil resulting in the same effect. (This is the same principle that >> allows your generator to create current.) There is evidence from some >> users that a stationary magnet directly above, and close enough to the >> coil will also be detected. The different opinions are due to the >> variability in use: moving vs stationary, stationary over the coil vs >> in the center of the coil (seems to not work), proximity to the coil, >> etc. The magnet should be mounted on a metal part of the bike, low. >> The commercial products are coated with an epoxy or plastic to protect >> them from the elements, but any strong neodymium magnet would work. >> >> 2. Here in MN, law allows motorcyclists to proceed through a red light >> if they have waited a reasonable amount of time. The state sponsored >> riders training even provides students with a copy of the statute to >> carry on their bikes in case they run into an officer not familiar >> with the law. The law is: >> >> MINNESOTA RED LIGHT LAW >> Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.06, is amended by adding >> a subdivision to read: Subd. 9. [AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE RELATING TO >> UNCHANGING TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL.] >> >> (a) A person operating a motorcycle who violates subdivision 4 by >> entering or crossing an intersection controlled by a traffic-control >> signal against a red light has an affirmative defense to that charge >> if the person establishes all of the following conditions: >> (1) the motorcycle has been brought to a complete stop; >> (2) the traffic-control signal continues to show a red light for an >> unreasonable time; >> (3) the traffic-control signal is apparently malfunctioning or, if >> programmed or engineered to change to a green light only after >> detecting the approach of a motor vehicle, the signal has apparently >> failed to detect the arrival of the motorcycle; and >> (4) no motor vehicle or person is approaching on the street or highway >> to be crossed or entered or is so far away from the intersection that >> it does not constitute an immediate hazard. >> >> Moontoad >> >> On May 7, 12:24 pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but do those little magnetic >>> doodads you put on the bottom of the bike do any good at all or is their >>> sole function to separate a fool from his money? >>> >>> -Kyle >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:00 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. >>> >>> > MN Blue >>> >>> > On May 7, 9:11 am, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > > *When I had my Nighthawk 250 there were a few stop lights around town >>> > that >>> > > my little 250 frame just would not trip. If there was a car behind me I >>> > > would inch forward hoping they would do the same and trip the detector. >>> > If >>> > > there was no car behind me and nothing coming, I would wait until it was >>> > > safe to go and then do so. * >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > > *Paul* >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> > > * >>> >>> > > Paul LeBoutillier <http://www.facebook.com/paul.lebout> >>> > > * >>> >>> > > On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Noah Goodall <[email protected] > >>> > wrote: >>> > > > Virginia just passed a law that allows motorcyclists to run red lights >>> > > > if they've been waiting for over two minutes. >>> >>> > > > http://www.brucedeming.com/blog/new-virginia-law-allows-bikes-and-mot. >>> > .. >>> >>> > > > This is definitely one law I want to print out and carry with me in >>> > > > case I get pulled over. The article gets it wrong about weight. >>> > > > Traffic signals detect you by size. The video cameras see your shape, >>> > > > and the in ground detectors measure the amount of metal above them. >>> > > > What I don't understand is why this law doesn't apply to bicycles, >>> > > > because they have the exact same problem. It's doubly funny because in >>> > > > some parts of the state, mainly Northern Virginia, the light changes >>> > > > every three minutes by design, so you could essentially run the light >>> > > > every time! >>> >>> > > > Sorry to geek out, but I'm a transportation researcher who studies >>> > > > traffic signals. And I'm in Virginia. 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