Originally Posted by Da Tinker
Since bicycles are vehicles by law, then the same law implies that traffic sensors must detect all legal vehicles, which includes bicycles. Call the agency responsible for the light, report the light as not working properly. The sensitivity of these things can be set. There was the very same problem around here, until local cyclists started calling in on regular basis, reporting bad lights. Now the sensors will pick up a single cyclist, provided he gets over the wire in the pavement.
Use the law, don't fight it.
By all means call your local government authority and request something be done about the non-responsive signal, but don't hold your breath. There's a particular roundabout here on the Gold Coast with a poor surface that I've been waiting nine months to be fixed. In this situation, you really shouldn't put all of your eggs in one basket. In most jurisdictions, there is a law somewhere about traffic lights with non-responsive sensors, basically stating that normal give way rules apply (i.e. treat it as a stop sign). You should read up on that particular law in your area, and make sure you can quote it.
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