2007-08-30 02:51:24 · 7 answers · asked by mediceastnc 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
If it really doesn't change, then yes, that's an indication that you've somehow missed the trigger. Moving back and forth is not the ticket. You should figure out where the trigger is and get on it and stay. It might be safer to turn right on red and just go another way.
It varies depending where you are, but where I live, there are always saw marks in the pavement around the sensor. Always. I can always find them simply by looking at the ground.
I see you're in Eastern NC. I can't resist telling you what I saw there one time. Some fellows came to paint that white line that you stop at. This was at the intersection of I-26 and US 19 near Mars Hill, NC. At that time, the interstate ended at that white line, and you had to get off. Since they wouldn't let us drive over the switch while they were painting, the light never changed. Nobody could get off the interstate unless they turned right. Did everybody just turn right? No! Traffic backed up down the interstate for miles. That ranks as one of the dumbest things I ever saw. I learned from that there are two kinds of people when it comes to traffic lights. For some people the traffic lights work by magic. Some of those people wouldn't turn right if they had the option of sitting in traffic for the rest of their lives instead.
2007-08-30 03:02:22 · answer #1 · answered by Firebird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all depends really. About 95% of the time, I would say no it won't. If there was some reason why you didn't trip the roll over when you went over it for the first time then yes. Sometimes people will pull too far forward at the light and they aren't sitting over the roll over. Then the light won't change because it doesn't know that anyone is there.
The only thing is to be sure that the light is defective and not just taking too long. It is not worth the ticket if you get caught running it.
good luck.
2007-08-30 10:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No that is not how it works , First try this next time you come up to an light try stopping just behind the big wide white stripe, and if you are turning do not go past the white line if you do you won't get a green light to turn, hope this helps,
2007-08-30 10:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by JT B ford man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some lights are set by pressure sensors that are in the road at the stop line of the light...others have electronic senors that sense your vehicle sitting there....and others are just on a timer and will change at predetermined time intervals...if you pull up to a light that has a pressure sensor in the road and you're not sitting on it properly...the sensor will not detect your vehicle....so sometimes by moving your vehicle back and forth you may move the vehicle enough to actually be on the sensor....which will activate the light change....wanna have fun...try riding a motorcycle and getting these damn things to operate...the bike is not heavy enough to trip the sensor.
2007-08-30 10:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by flh_ryder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the light. Some are on sensors that activate when your car pulls to the stop line but that's not all signals. So, I would only do this if it was an extended period of time...just remember some lights take longer to turn then others and they are on timers, not sensors.
2007-08-30 10:06:00 · answer #5 · answered by jlhowe35 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, if you're sure its not working, call the police and have them send over someone to direct traffic... its the best thing to do, they'll fix it in a day or two as well.
2007-08-30 10:00:30 · answer #6 · answered by silkensilhouette 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That is crazy talk, of course NOT.
2007-08-30 09:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋