wgraybuckley
01-29-2007, 09:20 PM
When I first saw these cameras at major intersections I figured we were all on tv, and that after a crash the police would have video of who ran the light. Not so.
The devices detect not only vehicles present, but the number of vehicles and in which lane they are waiting/approaching. Ride up to such an intersection in the left turn lane when your bike is the only vehicle present. Shortly thereafter you will get a green signal.
It sounds like an expensive solution but in fact it is less costly over time than the old style sensors described in Alex' article. They can be installed with relative ease and repaired without tearing up the pavement. These devices will make our old "magnet on the skid plate" devices obsolete.
The devices detect not only vehicles present, but the number of vehicles and in which lane they are waiting/approaching. Ride up to such an intersection in the left turn lane when your bike is the only vehicle present. Shortly thereafter you will get a green signal.
It sounds like an expensive solution but in fact it is less costly over time than the old style sensors described in Alex' article. They can be installed with relative ease and repaired without tearing up the pavement. These devices will make our old "magnet on the skid plate" devices obsolete.