yes. I have got out of car and hit crosswalk button before to get light to change lol

 

Is this a serious question?

 

I used to have that issue with my sport bikes. But, I have an Evora so its been ok with this car.

With the bikes, I used to roll back and forth to try to trigger the embedded sensors. It usually worked.

 

Yes, this seriously happened this afternoon 😣

Glad I’m not alone @TechnoHippie i didn’t think of hitting the crosswalk 🤔 what a pain though 😑

 

mmm yes I did it which caused much cheering and applause from the people behind me. There was a cop parked across the street so no one was willing to run the light lol lol

 

Guess it depends on where you live because I thought you said weight sensors. I don’t think anywhere in the USA has that. Microwave, video, timed, or detection field is the norm.

 

Guess it depends on where you live because I thought you said weight sensors. I don’t think anywhere in the US has that. Microwave, video, timed, or detection field is the norm.

You sure? I've had this issue at least a dozen times, and only ever in the Elise and my old Miata.

 

Yes! Luckily it's only happened to me very late at night, with no other cars around.

 

They actually make magnets to attach under your bike or car to help trigger the reading coils under the road. I used them on all my motorcycles and they worked awesomely.

 

Interesting, if I find this to be a continuous problem I might need one of them. Know if anyone has put one on a lotus before?

 

Have it all the time in my small cars. Generally the road sensor is inductive and needs an amount of ferrous metal. Since ours cars are mostly aluminium and fibreglass its hard to trigger them.
Ive found getting the subframe over it works (on my regular lights ive got it down but still get stuck at others)

 

These things. Theres usually multiple coming up to the intersection to estimate the length of the queue. Get the back of the car over it.

 

I've been stuck at a light near my work multiple times. Has happened only when I'm the first car in line. No one behind me seemed to notice. Probably too busy texting.

 

Huh, where I live the lights are just on a timed cycle, wonder why...

 

This used to happen to me in my Miata's... and almost every day while ride my sports bikes. I may or may not just run the light if it is clear.... 🤐🤐🙏
It is interesting to see it happens to these cars as well.

 

+1 for the magnet, just stick a proper big neodymium magnet some where low and towards the front for the magnetic filed detectors. Rear engine should trigger if you're far enough forward.

 

@Saabbug

Well, maybe, or maybe not.... Mythbusting: Green Light Trigger - Motorbike Writer

 

This happens to me on my motorcycle all the time. The newer lights not so much be cause now they are moving the sensors to the poles. They use K band microwave.,

 

Still a lot of older magnetic timed systems in TN, I used the magnets for year with various bikes.

 

Some states have a “Dead Red” law which allows one to run a red light if it does not recognize that you are there.
It happens on my bikes rather often. If it goes through a couple cycles without changing for me I’ll cautiously proceed. Or I just go right and pull a quick u-turn and then another right. From a distance this may look like a single move but I assure you that it is actually 3 separate and legal maneuvers.

 

At least in VA they have a law that allows you to run a red if it passes over you for a few cycles on a bike. Not sure if such an exception exists for cars, but it could be something to check if this is a common problem for you in your state

 

Looked it up, always illegal to turn left at a red light in CT... no red light cameras in CT though 🤔😏

 

That's not what Boosted and I were referring to. This is: Motorcycles Can Legally Run Red Lights In These States

Granted, that list is 7 years old and only applies to motorcycles, I think an argument could be made for a car if you are reallllly polite.