Re: Traffic lights! ARG
I've done all of the things (except the magnet) that others have mentioned. Usually putting my Concours' engine over the corner of the wiring in the street works. At a couple of intersections in our town, it didn't.
I called the city and they told me that both intersections were "state highways" and that the Colorado Department of Transport was in charge of them. So, I called CDOT and reported them.
One was fixed right away. The other still ignores me about half the time. Usually when it ignores me, there is no other traffic, so after it cycles once, I check carefully and go on through the light.
The last time I did, there was one car about three blocks back. Just as I cleared the intersection, I realized that car was law enforcement. He flipped on his lights when he cleared the intersection and stopped me. I told him that I had sat through a light cycle and that I had reported the light to CDOT and that if he wanted he could write me up and we'd see each other in court. He declined my cordial offer.
I do know that some states (not Colorado!) have passed laws that make proceeding permissable when the light doesn't recognize your vehicle. Seems like Idaho was the most recent.
Phil Tarman
Ft. Morgan, CO
1999 Kawasaki Concours "Tumbleweed"
COG, CDA, IBA