Instead of strapping a fat guy onto your bike, a new—smaller—gadget has been created for bikers who are tired of getting stuck at red lights due to their bike’s weight. This device can trick traffic lights into believing the bike is actually a car by sending out a strong magnetic field, thus tripping the induction-loop sensors in the roads. However, because this gadget is still only a prototype, it currently isn’t available to consumers, so don’t rid of your personal fatty quite yet! [Wired]
Paul Mulroney
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 9:36 AMTraffic lights are not activated by the weight of the vehicle. In the same paragraph you mention the induction loop which is what triggers the light.