Red light changer

Same here flash...... never picked up anything on mine an im pretty
damn low....

I wouldnt worry bout any spent needles fitz.....LMAO.

 

Here's some more info on the devices & abuses.

http://www.drivers.com/article/651/

http://www.komonews.com/news/5682166.html

"Concerns

Las Vegas-area officials are concerned that the switching devices being marketed over the Internet could be used by the public, creating traffic problems for a community already balanced on the edge of gridlock. There's also the possibility that the traffic-light changers that have been distributed to authorized personnel are being used for simple convenience in addition to being used to speed emergency response.

Rohleder estimates daily use of the switching system in the Las Vegas urban area at 1,200 to 2,200 incidents per day. "The first thing the region needs to do is to gauge the existing level of abuse," he says. Officials from FAST, North Las Vegas and the Regional Transportation Commission are working on the problem now.

Local agencies are upgrading the existing traffic-light preemption system along Las Vegas Boulevard from downtown Las Vegas to Nellis Air Force Base to allow the system to restrict access to the official Opticom changers."

I don't like the devices - they cause more trouble for everyone, but not for much longer. Beginning soon at an intersection near you emergency vehicle MIRTs and their receivers will be coded. This means illegal MIRTs, without the electronic codes, will be useless. So what was the $300 - $500 spent for?

 

Im in total agreement on the electronic changers....
leave that to the emergency rigs.

The magnets just make us bikers appear as cars, equalizers
if you will, as we are not big enough to trip the sensors.

They just acknowledge us, not change the light.

 

bigfritz,
Great idea. The hard part would be creating the same field strength as a neodenium magnet without using huge amounts of current. I don't think you could use a pulse, the traffic light wants the 'mass' to be present for a period of time before it'll trigger (I think).

 

Just to clarify; I wasn't advocating the use of light CHANGERS to force a change in the lights' normal operation. I was wondering if the "making ourselves appear larger" effect could be accomplished with other than a strong permanent magnet.

 

the light changers are just a pulsing infra red light that is at an exact frequency. my friend made a bunch for all his vehicles. they work, but only on lights that have the sensor. these are illegal for non-emergency vehicle use.

the magnets are not illegal at all. they do not force a light change, they simply trip the sensors to request a light change, for lights that are equipped that way.

 

To get the signal light pickup loop to see your mass, you need to parallel the loop coil. This means stopping to the side of it, directly over the loop with the center of your bike tangential to the loop's circumference. If you stop in the center of the loop, it will not see any mass as your rims are aluminum and the frame (the farrous part of the bike) is too far from the loop to be sensed.
A crude illustration |O . Just park your can (hiney, tush, rump, etc...) over the loop's edge and you should be fine. Of course, even here there are loops that are not sensitive enough to see us and a magnet is a very good idea. Secure it under your frame rail with some nylon ties (this assumes that your magnet is a bar) and you should be good to go.
Best of luck to you in your efforts. And I would steer clear of the light sensor strobe, it's just an ethical no-no and the local bears won't like you very much if they catch you at it.