Sensor Tweaking

[Larry Parker]

I was heading home, about to cross Madison Road at Woodland, when I saw safety vests, a bike and the control box open. They waved me over and had me put my STEEL bike over the center wire of the sensor loop.Their test bike was Carbon Fiber.  Wonder if they would have traded?  They said it was picking up my bike and should work now.  I hope so. At Midday there will usually be car on the side street, but sometimes in the mornings or evenings there can be a wait.  I haven't gone that way much lately but this is promising.

 

Oddly, I rode up Hyde Park Avenue with friend about 30 minutes later and THAT light did not change until a car pulled up on the other side. I wish I could have told the crew at Woodland, but I didn't know it at the time!

 

Larry Parker

[Mr C]

    Nice - it's good to hear that they're tuning those sensors to pick up a bike. If I had a dollar for every time I've been criticized for carefully crossing (usually a right turn, then a VERY careful U turn and another right) on a red light that won't change until a car joins me on my morning commute...

 

    I wonder if they plan to do that at other/all lights? My commuter mule is steel, but it doesn't trigger any of the lights on my Madeira to Evendale commute.

 

    Cheers,

         Mr C.

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[Jim Coppock]

The City tuned this signal up back in the spring at Larry's request.

At Woodland/Millsbrae, we tuned it up as high as possible and the center wire was the only one that picked up the carbon fiber bike.

We tuned up 4 more signals recently and hope to mark the sweet spots soon. Test them out, if you're in the neighborhood.

- westbound Madison, the left turn lane to southbound Woodburn - both wires.

- northbound Burnet Woods and southbound Woodside at M.L. King, all the wires.  You can't see the wire cuts on Woodside so the marking should help.

- westbound Knowlton at Hamilton.  You can't see the wire cuts here.  The sweet spot has some temporary white paint.

- westbound Pullan at Hamilton.  Both wires.

That was my supervisor's bike and no you can't trade...

Jim Coppock, at home

----- Original Message -----

From: Larry Parker

To: bike...@googlegroups.com

Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:37 PM

Subject: [Cincy Bike Commuters] Sensor Tweaking

I was heading home, about to cross Madison Road at Woodland, when I saw safety vests, a bike and the control box open. They waved me over and had me put my STEEL bike over the center wire of the sensor loop.Their test bike was Carbon Fiber.  Wonder if they would have traded?  They said it was picking up my bike and should work now.  I hope so. At Midday there will usually be car on the side street, but sometimes in the mornings or evenings there can be a wait.  I haven't gone that way much lately but this is promising.

 

Oddly, I rode up Hyde Park Avenue with friend about 30 minutes later and THAT light did not change until a car pulled up on the other side. I wish I could have told the crew at Woodland, but I didn't know it at the time!

 

Larry Parker

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[Mary S-B]

Jim, How does one make a request? I would like one on the left turn
lane from eastbound Erkenbrecher to northbound Harvey. Also, will the
signals pick up aluminum frames?

thanks!

Mary

On Aug 12, 9:16 pm, "Jim Coppock" <urbanfelic...@fuse.net> wrote:
> The City tuned this signal up back in the spring at Larry's request.
> At Woodland/Millsbrae, we tuned it up as high as possible and the center wire was the only one that picked up the carbon fiber bike.
> We tuned up 4 more signals recently and hope to mark the sweet spots soon. Test them out, if you're in the neighborhood.
> - westbound Madison, the left turn lane to southbound Woodburn - both wires.
> - northbound Burnet Woods and southbound Woodside at M.L. King, all the wires.  You can't see the wire cuts on Woodside so the marking should help.
> - westbound Knowlton at Hamilton.  You can't see the wire cuts here.  The sweet spot has some temporary white paint.
> - westbound Pullan at Hamilton.  Both wires.
> That was my supervisor's bike and no you can't trade...
> Jim Coppock, at home
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Larry Parker
>   To: bike...@googlegroups.com
>   Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 9:37 PM
>   Subject: [Cincy Bike Commuters] Sensor Tweaking
>
>   I was heading home, about to cross Madison Road at Woodland, when I saw safety vests, a bike and the control box open. They waved me over and had me put my STEEL bike over the center wire of the sensor loop.Their test bike was Carbon Fiber.  Wonder if they would have traded?  They said it was picking up my bike and should work now.  I hope so. At Midday there will usually be car on the side street, but sometimes in the mornings or evenings there can be a wait.  I haven't gone that way much lately but this is promising.
>
>   Oddly, I rode up Hyde Park Avenue with friend about 30 minutes later and THAT light did not change until a car pulled up on the other side. I wish I could have told the crew at Woodland, but I didn't know it at the time!
>
>   Larry Parker
>
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