Originally Posted by supcom
If you wish to use the 'defective light defense' then you need to do a couple things:
1. You need to verify that the intersection is controlled using traffic sensors. Look for magnetic sensing loops cut in the pavement where you were waiting for the light.
2. Verify that the sensor will not detect your bike. Try rolling up to the light in the same direction you were riding sometime when there is not enough traffic for another car to come by and trigger the light. Make sure that the sensor does not trip the light for you.
Serious question: Is a traffic light that just takes an inordinately long time to change (say, 10-20 minutes), simply because it's in Queensland, which seems to be 35 years behind the rest of Australia, considered defective?