Scooter and motor cycle riders alike might be interested in this article from the Columbus Dispatch. Everyone who rides on two wheels will find themselves stuck at a light because the sensor doesn't recognize them. They're vehicle just isn't big enough, or so I thought. Turns out there's just not enough metal in their vehicle to set of the metal sensor in the roadway that affects the traffic light.
A traffic engineer interviewed about magnets that were being sold as a solution for scooter drivers said they didn't work, but he did indicate a way to avoid the light-not-changing problem.
According to Eagan Foster, if you come to a stop closer to the curb or the side of a road, the sensor is more likely to detect you.
I'm not advocating this as a cure-all. I've been there a lot, sitting at a light with my boyfriend, wondering if waving our arms or moving around would do any good. Maybe next time we'll try this and see if it works.
Only problem, you've got to have enough metal on your scooter/motorcycle. And a lot of them have plastic body parts.
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