Sitting At Red Traffic Lights

[Bengt_Phorqs]

Well, I know it has happened here, so I say it's worth making a phone call or two.Them Texans are just stubborn....  

True enough Aida!   [smiley=lolk.gif]  It's just not always easy being a resident of the greatest state in the Union.    
Having said that, I'll give it a try and contact the local city planners.  The problem is, there are so many little municipalities here and each one has authority over their roads.  It would be so much simpler if they would recognize the needs of us two wheeled people.

[darrylri]

It's worth making an actual phone call or writing a real snail mail letter.  These things get recorded, and then if there's a problem that involves liability, the department is on the hook.  So they usually look into these things.  I was amazed that CalTrans sent out an engineer and we spent about 45 minutes with me riding up and not setting off the trigger.  She was prepared to adjust it until it worked for me.

"What's orange and sleeps three?"

"A CalTrans truck"

[JDS]

I agreed to pay the fine if they sent someone down to fix it. I noticed them working on it the next week. I told them in court if there was an accident because of that light I'd make sure their attorney knew about the faulty light. small two light town in Colorado. They call colorado north texas because of all the texas flags in peoples yards. I have never seen a colorado flag flying in someone's yard.

[Bob_Roller]

I received a response from the Arizona Department of Transportation, Highways Division today, I was told that in the next 15 work days, a crew will be out to my problem intersection, and adjust the sensitivity for a motorcycle .

If I still have trouble with this intersection, contact them again, and they will adjust the sensors, until they work properly for motorcycles .

More of a response than I expected !!!

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I have heard of similar responses.

I just didn't want to say anything to jinx it.

[msbuck]

Glad to hear it BoB!   [smiley=bmw_smiley.gif]  Keep us updated on the progress.  

[Bob_Roller]

Tonight, was the first time in about two months, that I got up to this traffic light at 2315, without any other vehicles around .

The light changed when I was about 30 feet (10m) from the light .

I guess, that they kept their promise about doing something about it !!!!!!  

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Good for you, Bob!

That should make you feel a little better come vehicle registration time!

[Bob_Roller]

I feel even better about renewing the registration on the bikes now .

Sometime in July this year, a law will go into effect, exempting motorcycles from the mandatory exhaust emissions test here in Maricopa ( Phoenix metro area ) and Pima ( Tucson metro area ) counties in Arizona .

The test cost more than the yearly registration of the bike !!!

[Ed Miller]

Whew, now you'll breath easier.

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

[Bob_Roller]

I went to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) website .

Someone there actually realized after a lengthy study, that motorcycles only contributed .04 % of exhaust emissions in the two counties that had the requirement to have the tests done, as part of the yearly vehicle registration .

It wasn't worth the time effort and expense to continue the testing .

Looks like I'll start working on the Guzzi sooner, the bike was next to impossible to get through emissions testing, according to the previous owner, that was the main reason he parked the bike .

So I wasn't going to get serious about working on it, until it was getting close to being 25 years old, then it would be eligible for historic vehicle plates, that and collector insurance, would negate the requirement for emissions testing .

[msbuck]

Yea Bob!  They listen sometimes.  Glad you got it done.  

[Bob_Roller]

Glad to hear it BoB!   [smiley=bmw_smiley.gif]  Keep us updated on the progress.  

Yeah, big government working for you !!!!     [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif]