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Stoplight Sensor Fix for Motorcycles

If you have ever been on a motorcycle at a stop light with the embedded sensors, then you know perfectly well what this project fixes.  In a lot of cities the stop lights are not just timers, but use sensors to alter their pattern in the presence of waiting traffic.  These sensors look for a reasonable amount of metallic mass to indicate a vehicle present. 

Unfortunately, a motorcycle or even some small cars do not have enough of a magnetic mass to trip the sensor.  In the past I have actually leaned the bike over in order to help the sensor see the parallel mass.  With this project KipKay shows us  how to avoid the problem in the future with a simple modification.

 

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