toml@rlgvax.UUCP (Tom Love) (07/24/85)
i don't often run into this problem in my area, but once in a while... anyway, a trick i picked up somewhere which seems to help sometimes is to identify the lines in the asphalt where the sensor loop was installed (usually just a thin cut filled with tar) and to, after positioning yourself properly, lower your sidestand and lean the bike to the left so that the sidestand presses directly on the sensor. this isn't foolproof - those lights can be *very* stupid at times - but i'd say i have about 75% success with lights which don't pick up the bike without doing this trick. also, be careful if you're riding two up - leaning the bike is trickier, of course. tom love computer consoles inc - office systems group reston, va *my* safety tip of the week: don't ride over razor blades. the resulting slash is very difficult to plug, and the rapid decompression when the slash occurs can be very disconcerting. my request of the week: if you see anyone installing razor blades in the road in your neighborhood, please distribute a little frontier justice. (i just lost a nearly new conti supertwin the other day to either incredibly bad luck or vandalism of the sickest sort. oh well, i really didn't need those 80 or so bucks).