Traffic Signal Sensors

[Dixon Webb]

Good morning group. I ride in the big city but off of the freeways and turnpikes. Traffic signal sensors are usually buried in the asphalt or concrete at intersections. I think (?) they are triggered by a change of capacitance when a mass of something comes between two electrical poles, or by the weight of a vehicle crossing some other kind of switch. Regardless my little gz250 thumper and I (200 lbs. on board) usually can not trigger the damn things. It can be annoying to the max when no other traffic is in sight.

Has anybody figured out how to beat this problem? If it is a capacitance activated device has anyone devised an electronic pulse or magnetic field contraption to fool it?

The first guy who suggests I carry a long stick to poke the crossing sensor switch on the traffic light pole will be doomed to a permanent red light.

Thanks.