I don't know what has been going on lately, but I have been getting stuck at so many stoplights when I am up to the line on my bike and the light refuses to turn. I wait about 3 cycles then run the red light, meanwhile all the people behind me are honking at me.

How do some of you deal with this? Is there a way to make the light turn, or should I just run the red light sooner?


p.s. It could be this screwed up state of SC, I swear I must be the only biker here wearing a helmet, and most of the time I am on the freeway.

 

Dont know how SC does it but most have large magnets, and your bike isnt metal. In WI if it fails to change we can just go when clear

 

Yeah, I am not sure what the laws are here since I moved recently, but I have an F3 and it has quite a bit of metal.

 

You can buy a "turn signal changer"from a lot of motorcycle stores. That or I pull up as far as I can past the spot (withinsafe limits)and wave the people behind me to pull up.

 

Go to http://www.greenlightstuff.com/
I just bought the high powered one for both my bike and my wifes bike, and they work perfectly. Haven't got stuck at a light that wouldn't change yet.

 

that is interesting, I haven't heard of that one before. Does it have to be wired?

 

Nope it's just a magnent, so it shouldn't fail over time.

 

Half the time they don't move though...

 

We have sensor strips in the road, not always easy to find though, every now & then have jump up & down on the bike to "Click" the sensor.

 

Well I'm lucky and don't have to travel on too many sensor signal. Most of the ones around here are timed, which can be a pain in the *** because I have one that stays green, cars or no cars, for about 40-60 secs on the opposite side I travel home from work.