In Germany almost every traffic light has them nowadays. It can Sometimes be annoying when you’re riding a bike made of carbon. But usually my phone and laptop seem to be enough to trigger them.
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Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Are ‘road sensors that trigger a light change’ a real thing? I thought lights are on a timed cycle.
XM34@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
vaionko@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I once ran a red light with my moped, made if steel, because the light never turned green
masta_chief@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Add a magnet! Maybe idk if this works for sure or not
Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In the US I’ve noticed a difference between west coast and the rest of the country. West coast tends to use these circle bandsaws to cut circles into the pavement, everywhere else uses a circular saw to cut rectangles into the pavement. Either way, these are the things you want to be stopped right on top of, especially if you’re on a side street or left turn where you might get skipped if it doesn’t sense you. If you’re on a motorcycle, try to scoot up a bit so a car can be on them. They probably won’t sense a motorcycle.
Peter_Arbeitsloser@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
There sometimes are induction loops under the street for this purpose: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induction_loop
kinttach@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Video, radar, and infrared are also common. In some places I’ve been, only older non-upgraded intersections have induction loops.