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Old 05-23-2011, 02:48 PM
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How do you find out if it is legal or not? On one light, turning off the ignition and tuning back on worked, but on another one, it didn't. It was one of those that gives the arrow and it said left turn on arrow only. I still went when there was no car coming after waited one cycle.
 
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Old 05-24-2011, 09:19 PM
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go to the dmv webcite im sure they will have it
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 12:09 PM
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I live in a gated community and to get out of the neighborhood there is a pressure sensor and the bike (f4i) is not quite heavy enough to trip the sensor. So when i pull up to the gate i tap the front brake enough to make the front forks compress and this adds enough force to trip the sensor, not sure if this would work on red light tho...
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 05:18 PM
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I've been experimenting. Ignition off and on worked for most lights. Some it does not.
When I was taking pic with cop for Motorcycle Fun Current Challenge, I asked the cop what to do when light doesn't change. He said Hawaii does not have the flicker sensor. He said lots of cops ride bike too and they know how it is, so after waiting one cycle, I can go through Red
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 11:43 PM
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I dont know about you guys but all our lights are timed. Doesnt matter if your the only car on the road sitting at a red light, the other light will be green till time is up. I have never had a problem riding and the light not changing.
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 11:44 PM
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Even with those "left turn on arrow only"?
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 11:48 PM
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Yep all the lights. I even tested it and timed all four lights at the intersection. 1-2 min waiting period depending which light turned green first, 46 seconds of green lights, 10 seconds for arrows.
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 11:54 PM
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I thought I live in paradise. How did you find paradise in CT?
 
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Old 06-01-2011, 11:55 PM
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I thought I live in paradise. Maybe the real paradise is in CT
 
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Old 06-02-2011, 12:00 AM
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ahaha this state sucks man, pot holes the size of small babies everywhere!! Riding 3-4 months if your lucky a year...Id rather have your red light issues to be honest. Anyways theres no real way around this as them magnets dont work cause bikes dont have that much mass to them. Just treat the red light as a very important stop sign.
 

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