From: Delvieron@aol.com
Date: Sun Oct 03 1999 - 22:42:29 MDT
Phil Osborn wrote:
<< My chief concern, however, as a motorcycle rider is that very few of the
lights respond to my 630 pound bike. Thus, I am forced to run red lights or
turn signals every day, or spend excessive time waiting for a car to trigger
the light. A local bike shop owner was actually cited for this a few years
ago and discovered that the law in CA actually takes this into account. If
the light doesn't respond, then you have the right to proceed with caution,
under CA's "reasonable person" basic driving law. >>
Hmmm, maybe if we could add a basic pattern recognition program to the video
cameras at the stop signals that could recognize a motorcycle and hook it to
the light so it would trigger a change of the signal light, then we might
change what is currently an adverse technology for motorcyclists into an
asset for them. Of course, they could instead try and adjust the detectors
for lighter loads, but it might be cheaper and easier to use the video
instead of tearing up the intersections.
Just a Thought,
Glen Finney
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