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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:13 pm
by BadnewsCJ
I've never noticed any issues at lights in my jeep, which has a glass body, hood, and fenders.... It would probably also fall into the distance from the detector category since it sits higher than usual.
i dunno, maybe im just never in enough of a hurry to notice being held up at lights....
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:28 pm
by Stinson
There were a few lights that my GSXR would never change. I heard that putting down the kickstand would help, but nothing worked. There were a few other lights that would change late at night if I flashed my highbeams at them.
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:58 pm
by jac6695
Holy cow, I never expected this thread to go this far! Good info here about the subject though. Benny and I only talked about it for a few minutes the other day, and here we are.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:50 am
by Sandracer799
As far loop detectors not being able to detect big lifted trucks because they are to far off the ground, that is not true. They cant detect all the way up to about 9.5' from the ground.
Also the opticom emergency vehicle sensors all have a serial number that go along with them. In the begining they did not and people were abusing them, so now every time a ambulance or emergency vehicle goes through a stop light and that is used the serial number is recorded and they know when and why it was used.
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:58 am
by yotacowboy
Billet Benny wrote:That all makes sense and sounds perfectly legit... I know some lights used to not sense Clay's pickup well and some don't like my Dodge. I would conclude that becomes a height issue.. The farther the "core" from the coil the less the inductance increases..
Also we know if there's not a large enough mass of iron something won't be detected.. Guess you're screwed if you bought that gay alumi-tub car with aluminum chassis from Boyd Coddington's crew of retards..
I wonder how much magnetic material is typically needed.. Say we got something like a new Ford GT.. There's a heavy (no pun intended) lack of steel in that thing. Probably not much more than a motorcycle.. I'm trying to think of other iron-deficient cars now.
and here i thought i always got stuck at the light by the gas station on Prices Fork because the CIA liked looking at my truck through the red light cameras... they're watching you, ya know.
that, or the sensors don't like Jap steel. racists put a hamper on my vehicular travels...
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:27 am
by Trailduster79
There are two or three lights around town that won't pick up my samuari.
I have sat for 4-5 cycles of the light and never had them change. I usually have to wait for someone to come up behind me and trip it or, just run it.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:57 am
by Leach
damnit let the hamper thing go.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:20 pm
by Slinkey
Leach wrote:damnit let the hamper thing go.
are we hampering your style?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:27 pm
by Billet Benny
Leach wrote:damnit let the hamper thing go.
spell it right, genius, it's 'dammit'.
or 'damn it' if you really prefer.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:03 pm
by Leach
I am hear just to keep you on your websterish toes Benny.
mullingan; hear=here
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:49 am
by YJ
Leach wrote:I am hear just to keep you on your websterish toes Benny.
mullingan; hear=here
you need two mullingan = mulligan
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:20 am
by Billet Benny
YJ wrote:Leach wrote:I am hear just to keep you on your websterish toes Benny.
mullingan; hear=here
you need two mullingan = mulligan
hahaha, wow, what's wrong w/ the boy??
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:25 pm
by jonesy
Billet Benny wrote:YJ wrote:Leach wrote:I am hear just to keep you on your websterish toes Benny.
mullingan; hear=here
you need two mullingan = mulligan
hahaha, wow, what's wrong w/ the boy??
surgery = hydrocodone .... hydrocodone = hear / mullingan / hampering steel
Ha
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:35 pm
by Andrew
Just glue a magnet to the bottom of your bike.