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Options Available To Cyclists Invisible to Metal Detectors

Options Available To Cyclists Invisible to Metal Detectors

First published: Monday, June 11, 2007

Q: I do not drive, so I ride my bicycle for most local travel. Sometimes, I encounter very long waits at certain traffic signals, including one in Albany at Academy Road and Hackett Boulevard — especially at night.

I wonder if these streets have pavement sensors that don’t detect bicycles. I either must wait for an indefinite time at a red light until a motor vehicle approaches on the same street, thus activating the detector, I suppose, or violate the law by "running" the red light after a few minutes.

— John Morse, Delmar