Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site varian.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!intelca!qantel!vlsvax1!zehntel!varian!fred From: fred@varian.UUCP (Fred Klink) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: left turns Message-ID: <339@varian.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 14:53:54 EDT Article-I.D.: varian.339 Posted: Mon Jul 8 14:53:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 14:53:49 EDT References: <605@intelca.UUCP> <1636@reed.UUCP> <328@varian.UUCP> <2@uw-june> <331@varian.UUCP> <998@noscvax.UUCP> Organization: Varian, Walnut Creek, CA Lines: 13 > Another suggestion that might work is to add an inductor or some such > resonant circuit to a bicycle that would increase its sensitivity. > I do not, however, have sufficient information on the workings of > these loop detectors to attempt to design such a system. If something > as simple as this could be made to work the bicycling community would > be greatly indebted ( not to mention the profits that might be > involved ). > Bill Powers How about a very thin aluminum strip attached to the heel of your cycling shoes? Touch it to the coil in the pavement to set off the light. Same idea as touching a toeclip to the coil. Could probably sell it for a buck per shoe.