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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #20 - 02/18/14 at 6:41pm
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sager wrote on 02/18/14 at 5:44pm:

flashing yellow and solid red.  No green.

Separate turn lane or combined turn/straight?
  
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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #21 - 02/18/14 at 6:56pm
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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #22 - 02/20/14 at 5:57pm
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The Cycle Path wrote on 02/17/14 at 3:14pm:
Seems more an issue with programming and the sensing strip in the road not picking up bicycles.


Old roadie trick when you have an opportunity to put a foot down - Lean the bike out and to the side to create a larger surface area for the sensor strip to "see".  Doesn't work all that well with carbon fiber though.

  
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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #23 - 02/20/14 at 11:18pm
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The Cycle Path wrote on 02/17/14 at 3:14pm:
I guess I don't see the issue with it. Those traffic lights use red, yellow and green for the left turn arrow. Seems more an issue with programming and the sensing strip in the road not picking up bicycles. Before they just had a green arrow, then it would turn off and it was understood that it was left turn yield on green.


I missed a light because of the sensing strip on Tuesday morning and it made me think of this thread.  I was the first vehicle in a left turn only lane, but the car behind me stayed about 20 feet back (people do this frequently when I'm on a bike at a light, I really don't understand why) and was not on the strip so we didn't get the arrow even though the straight lanes got green.
  
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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #24 - 02/21/14 at 2:03am
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Robert C. wrote on 02/20/14 at 5:57pm:


Old roadie trick when you have an opportunity to put a foot down - Lean the bike out and to the side to create a larger surface area for the sensor strip to "see".  Doesn't work all that well with carbon fiber though.


Doesn't work, period.  My 400lbs motorcycle won't trip them most of the time.  Sometimes cutting the motor and restarting helps.

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When I'm on my bicycle, I point at the strip and wave cars up to me to trip them.  When in doubt, run it.
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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #25 - 02/21/14 at 3:36pm
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Here is a ton of great info on cycling and commuting in Charlotte

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Here in Mecklenburg County there is someone to work with on most of the things you guys have mentioned. Call the Bike Coordinator (works for DOT) and make the requests. He is awsome to work with and may be able to help.

Ken Tippette at 704-336-2278
  
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Re: blinking yellow turn signals
Reply #26 - 02/21/14 at 10:53pm
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QueenCity Bicycles wrote on 02/21/14 at 3:36pm:
Here is a ton of great info on cycling and commuting in Charlotte

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Here in Mecklenburg County there is someone to work with on most of the things you guys have mentioned. Call the Bike Coordinator (works for DOT) and make the requests. He is awsome to work with and may be able to help.

Ken Tippette at 704-336-2278


I've had a few emails back and forth with Ken a few times when I had some questions about the aggressive driver reports (link below) and he was very helpful and responded to my emails pretty quickly. 

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