Originally Posted by
pdlamb
These things are actually set up to sense a bicyclist put his foot down. If you can do a track stand for 3, 17, or 70x7 seconds, and then put your foot down, the light's going to change two seconds later. It's a conspiracy to make you clip out!
I'll drink to that!
I have a light on my commute particularly on the way in to work. That darn thing never turns green. What's really messed up is me trying to do all kinds of stomping, moving my bike around, etc. From a distance I probably look like Costner dancing around the fire in Dances With Wolves.
So a couple of weeks ago I was on my way home when I happened to see another guy at that same intersection. Just before I made my right turn, he actually laid his bike down and I'll be, the darn thing turned green.
The next day, I tried the same thing. That darn light hates me. I guess his bike was steel. My aluminum frame didn't trigger it.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll try them out.