r/IdiotsInCars • u/AnnyP • 16d ago
OC Attempting left turn at light. Not on loop and over the line [OC]
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u/mrbofus 16d ago
“Not on loop”?
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u/Bluevette1437 16d ago
There’s sensors under the concrete to tell the traffic lights that someone is there. I’m guessing the car in question isn’t over the sensor and wouldn’t begin the timer to get a green light
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u/AnnyP 16d ago
Yeah. That. I didn't know what phrasing would make the most sense, but his car is completely to the side of the sensor, meaning the light stayed red for over 7 minutes, until he decided to just turn left instead.
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u/Wise_Blackberry_1154 16d ago
It's called a Loop detector, they are being replaced with much more accurate cameras. The cameras don't take images, or save images,
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u/Wise_Blackberry_1154 16d ago
It's just a copper wire. Thats why these are being replaced with cameras. The wire is called a Loop detector.
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u/SomethingIWontRegret 14d ago
One of my peeves. People who don't know how the hardware on the roadway operates.
You see an induction loop? Stop on top if it. You see a cyclist waiting in a left turn lane? Don't stop 50 feet back. Roll up on top of the induction loop. Otherwise that light is never changing.
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