There could be also infrared sensors but I see the inductive loops more often around Ireland, especially Galway. With roundabouts being turned to traffic light intersections (for reasons I have yet to understand) I think a lot more drivers should know about this.
by xnewstedx81
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Yes
How many people would set it off
It may turn it green depending on the programming. They are only useful for low traffic areas or periods of low traffic (night)
How do these ~~work~~ fail, exactly? Do they work for bicycles, bins, scotters, hovercraft? What about 3 drunk lads jumping up and down?
I hate the IR sensors as they don’t work if you stop further back for some reason.
And sometimes there is a second one further back to detect traffic stacking. This shortens the time to green. So if a car is stopped over first one and you stop over one further back you’ll get a green a lot quicker.
Special place in hell for people who roll slowly up to lights or stop short of these induction loops.
Had one of these outside the industrial estate I used to work in. Would sit there on bike at lights forever waiting for it to change! Would not detect the bike, so had to either wait for car to come along and activate it – or break the law!
I was stuck behind a car who’d stopped before the inductive loop…..our light wasn’t turning green…..had to give a few beeps to get them to move forward.
It’s possible that this particular one does not work because the white lines suggest it is in an ASL. Can’t tell for sure with just this angle.
https://www.rsa.ie/docs/default-source/about/cycle-safety-booklet.pdf
The amount of assholes that stop in the cycle box ahead is also a big issue!