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beat red lights? thank you science channel
so this might be common knowledge but it was just watching the show Brink on Science HD...and they run this segment on home made inventions...so this dude shows you how to force red lights to change on a motorcycle or small car. Basically the deal is that if your car or bike is too light the sensors below the pavement wont detect it and you can get stuck waiting. However, if you do this you can trigger the sensors....
Trigger Green Lights: Kip Kay: Brink: Science Channel Trigger green lights! What You'll Need: 2 Neodymium magnets - Kips uses magnets that have a pulling force of over 6lbs each Some heavy duty exterior mounting tape Optional: A waterproof, rust-proof pill holder Steps: Cut off a small strip of tape Tape the magnets together with one side of the tape Tape the magnets to your to the underside of scooter or motorcycle with the other side of the tape - perpendicular to the direction of travel. If you desire, you can put the magnets into a waterproof, rust-proof pill holder and then mount the pill holder to your vehicle. What the heck is going on here: At most traffic lights and turn signals, you will notice a loop of wire buried in the pavement of the road near the stop line. This is called an Inductive-loop traffic detector that operates by sensing a change in frequency to the electromagnetic field over the coil of wire. In other words, when a car pulls up, it senses the vehicle and the light changes. Most motorcycles, scooters, bicycles and small cars don't have enough conductive material to trigger these loops and change the traffic light. maybe an old trick but first ive heard of it and pretty badass if u ask me |
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they actually do sell things that change lights, they did a report on it on my local news about ppl who bought the strobes that ambulance's have in them, they flash the traffic lights and they change supposedly...i guess ppl were buying them off ebay and putting them in their cars |
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Most modern traffic lights have a sensor that allows them to recognize when an emergency vehicle is approaching in order to make sure first responders aren't held up at red lights. I don't think it works for all vehicles though. I think the strobe has to be at a certain height in order for the light to be triggered. I may be wrong about that though and perhaps it works with all vehicles. |
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that's just how the light's timed. this is for motorcycles and other small vehicles that don't have the mass to actually trigger a light. it says so in the description also, most lights in the county seem to be camera controlled now anyway ...might as well throw some magnets on the rails anyway, why not
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this reminds me of the ol' TV remote changing the street light trick. apparently some lights have sensors on the top for emergency vehicles, and if you press the power button on the remote or somthing like that a bunch of times it replicates a emergency vehicle and will change the light.
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