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Traffic Loop Sensor Trigger For Bikes Gets You More Green Lights
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In practice, pushing buttons and obeying traffic laws requires effort, so nobody takes the time.
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That depends on where you live. The last place I lived, yeah, traffic was light, and they didn't enforce regular traffic laws for bike traffic (but they did have city ordnances against riding on the sidewalks, which I did have at least two idiot drivers tell me I should be doing anyways). Where I live now...well, you're only moderately safe in a car. Pulling that stunt on a bike equals certain death. Unless it's late at night (when it's not generally smart to be biking on major roads in the first place), there's pretty much a non-stop stream of traffic from the moment the light turns green to 2-3 cars after it's turned red. And by the time those stragglers clear out, cross-traffic is already halfway through the intersection.
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Lame.
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Traffic signals do not change because you are on a bike so cyclists do not bother waiting for a light that will never come. So, it makes no sense at all to give them a device that might allow them to use intersections like everyone else.
Do I have that right?
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Hahaha, so much fun, so many compound fractures.
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So, no, ideally you don't have it right, but in areas where the cops don't enforce traffic laws for cyclists this item is pretty useless.
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The bikers in my town (not KC) actually have to follow traffic laws, because they are actually enforced here, so this item although bulky could be useful.
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I'll ride a bike just to avoid traffic laws :)
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Going out of your way to live by the phrase "fuck the police." Epitome of badassery, sir.