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jmeltz@boi.hp.com (Justen Meltz) wrote:

>It isn't ferrous metal that trips "trip plates".  They simply need a
>metal which will conduct electricity.  Position your bike's wheels
>directly over one side of the square.  I can trip these with my
>mountain bike, which has less than one pound of ferrous metal.  My
>bike is mostly titanium, aluminum, and carbon fiber.  You're either
>positioning your bike in the wrong place over the loop, or the loop's
>sensitivity needs to be adjusted -- in which case you should contact
>the highway dept, etc.

Well, my wheels are aluminum so you have to go up quite a way before
you get something that will disturb the field. What I find is that
most of them respond nicely to the side or center stand being placed
on one of the wires. Getting into the middle of the circle and
re-starting the bike helps sometimes as well.

If all else fails, there is usually a pedestrian pushbutton if traffic
is heavy.
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