RLJ (Red Light Jumping). (The definitive bikeradar thread)

I'm against cat torture

but that's a good shot

Little Jonny goes to school on monday morning

Teacher: What did you do over the weekend Jonny?

Jonny: I've been sticking bangers up cats' arses

T: Er, please, rectum

J: Totally, absolutely tore them apart

bangers? as in pork sausages?
Nice with a dab of French mustard on the side.

http://www.klr650.com/SignalSorcerer.html

The lights should change as you arrive at them used on emergency vehicles etc.

and this one is even better 1,000 yards away never have to slow down EVER commute times halved

"Legal everywhere", within the US possibly. I'm not sure it would apply to the UK so well.

I'm not for traffic light trippers.

Traffic lights are studied and timed to allow the most efficient flow of traffic, least congestion, increased safety, etc. By using traffic light trippers we'd be fouling that up and generally making the whole city worse for everyone. Besides, if we did foul things up like that, a real ambulance would find excess congestion along it's route and take longer to be able to respond.

What's the point? Just treat red lights as give way signs and ride with your safety and the safety of others in mind, and ignore the cars, congestion and other stuff.

"The moment you pass over an inductive loop with a Signal Sorcerer, the magnetic field will detect you and start the lights's timer cycle."

What? That's a load of bollocks.

The inductive loops might trigger the light's timing (that's why they are there) but they'll do that when you're in them anyway!

Metal (bike) within loop = induction = trigger lights!

This product is as dumb as bottled air!

Damn, I hate it when I fail to spot the snake oil.

"There is a common misconception that an object must be ferrous (include iron) to activate a traffic signal loop sensor, or that a ferrous object will perform better."

"There is another common misconception that because bicycles are smaller than cars, inductive detector loops cannot be designed to detect bicycles. This is absolutely incorrect; simply making the loop smaller puts the loop on a scale that allows easy detection of bicycles."
http://www.humantransport.org/bicycledriving/library/signals/detection.htm

"Many demand-actuated traffic signals feature a loop of wire buried in the pavement of the travel lane near the stop line. This sensor, called an "inductive loop", works as a type of metal detector. It is possible for an inductive loop sensor to detect any conductive material such as aluminum, steel, or titanium. Note that it is the shape, size, and net conductivity of the material that matters most to this type of sensor system, not whether or not the object contains iron. Also note that the wheels of the bike are the most effective bike parts for detection. Even a bike with a non-metallic frame may be detected if the rims are conductive. However, the signal sensor circuit must be adjusted to be sensitive enough."
http://www.humantransport.org/bicycledriving/library/signals/green.htm

Speaking of snake oil, I've been waiting all morning for this to do something:

http://www.astream.com/live/steorn/camera1.html

Free energy... forever!

velocity boy Damn, I hate it when I fail to spot the snake oil.

Tis ok, we all get caught out sometimes..
"what do you mean shaving me legs doesn't make me faster?!?!"

Are you the guy out of Die Hard 4 tryin to get us all to start a firecell?

photoben Are you the guy out of Die Hard 4 tryin to get us all to start a firecell?

Not seen DH4.. so.. WTF? :P

Go see. Awesome. Lots of explosions and ridiculousness. E.g. John Maclane rodeoing a F-35 Jet. Sort of film you walk out grinning like a cheshire cat.

I dooubt many London lights use induction anyway since there are always cars at all the lights on a junction. They probably use timers or something. Plus I don't think emergency services have any kind of special light changing gizmos since they always just go through red lights with siren and flashers on full bollocks.

velocity boy

Traffic lights are studied and timed to allow the most efficient flow of traffic, least congestion, increased safety, etc.

then they don't work

Momentum I dooubt many London lights use induction anyway since there are always cars at all the lights on a junction. They probably use timers or something. Plus I don't think emergency services have any kind of special light changing gizmos since they always just go through red lights with siren and flashers on full bollocks.

yeah most london traffic lights are timed to work in blocks to get the flow moving smoothly (in theory) esp. in busy streets like Euston Road. 'Cept traffic always seems to move faster when the lights are broke.

yeah on routs you take often you will likely know the light patterns eg, if you get in front of the first red you will have greens from the next few blocks etc

Saw DH4 last night, I think it was a fire sale, not firecell!

It was a great action movie, but a lame Die Hard. Even the yippie kai a line fell flat.

Ah well, it was still fun.

Mosts of the lights where I live have cameras on the top that point at a bit of road in front of them. When a car is in view (or any large-ish object) they're trigged; you see this little light on the back of the camera come on when they are.

Stupid product, though.

I got hit by a car today. He pulled out too early and hit my back wheel sending me over the handlebars and dislocating my shoulder (for the fifth time!). More importantly though my bike is destroyed: Chainstays bent (though the rear wheel is intact?) handlebars have been snapped and the crank arm an front ring is bent. Damn it.

bad luck old boy, think on the bright side, now you get to build a new one

oh and next time try and stay in the middle of the road its harder to get hit that way

ouch. did he stop or drive off?

think on the bright side, now you get to build a new one

Probably a bit soon for that!
(I mean to think on the bright side - never too soon to build a new one of course)

Did you get their details? That's an insurance claim. They need to pay for your bike.