Trigger traffic lights to change from red to green

Trigger traffic lights to change from red to green

This instructional video shows how change traffic lights from red to green, using science, and without actually having to know anything about magnetic fields or properties! Save gas, time, and frustration in your car and during your commute! Works great! See the test results! Yay for Kipkay! The trick in this video hacking tutorial will teach you how to get green lights on your bike or motorcycle that is too small or light to trigger the traffic light.

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Enso (2) 1 year ago
I will never wait at a light again YAY!
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firehead (-13) 8 months ago
I want a tool taht will make it change automaticly at a button...But its probobly illlegal,but the cops and other important people do.
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ryan (1) 5 months ago
sure
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shellymilili (7) 5 months ago
it is really
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knutfreddy (3) 20 hours ago
that's already ''invented''. when the cops are in a hurry, the people controlling the trafiic lights give them green light in every intersection, but here in norway the just go on red light.
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lishellymili (5) 5 months ago
oh!
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aravinda2 (-1) 4 months ago
so nice picture
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Micah 1 year ago
In Colorado we have a lot of the laser triggers at our intersections so this wouldn't work all the time. But using this along with the light sensor triggers you can buy for bikes is teh win! I'll have to come back to this video when I feel like doing the work =)
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jaclynallen 7 months ago
I'm a reporter in Denver thinking about a story on this idea -- if you'd be willing to talk to me -- shoot me an e-mail at jaclyn_allen@kmgh.com Thanks!
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bipbop00 3 days ago
This is a gimmick. Magnets are simply not necessary. I can trigger traffic lights on my bicycle, no problem. The trick is to put your wheels directly on the center wire of the inductive loop. I've never had this fail. If I can do it with a bicycle, a scooter or motorcycle should have absolutely no problem.
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ryanemma42 (6) 5 months ago
yes,i think so
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Tossik (-6) 1 year ago
no way a small magnet can be strong enough to have a cange on the sensor under 1ft in the fround
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eckick1 (2) 7 months ago
meodynmium magnets will!
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JohnSawyer 7 months ago
neodymium
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JustYourLocalRocketScientist (1) 6 months ago
lol the sensors are right at ground level, and radio signals are similar, a weak magnetic signal that is picked up from far away, but you still hear radio.

how this works is basically all the magnetic fields in the metal grains in a standard nonmagnetized car look similar to this line : /_||\_\////\|
not aligned at all. now, the inductive sensor in the road, detects a magnetic field from these nonaligned magnetic fields in a car, but they are weak, so you have to have a decent size hunk of metal.

what the neodymium is actually doing, is making a strong enough magnetic field that the different grains in the smaller metal bike are aligned like this: |||||||||||||||||||
They are all lined up!!! lol so essentially the stronger magnetic field is caused by the fact that the small metal bike has all its magnetic fielsd in each of the metals grains aligned, so none of the fields are canceling out other fields in the metal by pointing in another direction.

aka, you put magnets on a bike, and it has the same amount of magnetic force as a nonmagnetic car of a much larger size!!!

Or, at the very least that is the theory behind how this works. (even in a magnetized piece of metal some fields aren't lined up, and more fields line up if magnets are stronger, thus the need for neodymium, or some big ol' magnets :) )


Hopefully I explained that well enough for those who are interested in the theory of this to get it. (years of engineering have rendered me incapable of nontechnical communication :) )

signed,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Engineer
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Thumper (1) 1 year ago
this coming from a guy that thinks lasers embedded in a hairbrush will regrow hair. LOL. He really does too. It's one of his instructibles on metacafe., A quick google search on such rubbish though, shows it's scientifically proven to be total nonsense and quackery. Which makes me suspect this guy just does a lott of scouring of other peoples work, on tips tricks n things, and repackages them as his own. Basically makes a fortune by stealing and plagiarizing. Not cool.
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michaelmayo (2) 9 months ago
you must be bald fella, try miracle grow!!!!!!!!
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Thumper (1) 9 months ago
nah I've gone thick bangs behind my ears. But know plenty of bald folks and here them talkin' about it all the time.
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michaelmayo (2) 9 months ago
lol, know what you mean, so are you a technology geek or just a knowledge seeker? you may get a few ideas if you read my post below if your a technology freak like me mate..........
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firehead (-13) 8 months ago
Thumper picture is really cool I want it...NOW!
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JohnSawyer 7 months ago
"makes a fortune"?
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commuter 1 year ago
The sensor wire is actually only 2-3" below the surface of the road, so it shouldn't be a problem. I also make a habit of riding directly over the saw cut and 80% of the time that's enough to trigger the signal. If it doesn't, call your local DOT office and report it that it needs to be repaired or have the sensitivity adjusted.
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CloudchaserShaconage (1) 1 year ago
I tried it on my scooter with about 7X the amount of neodymium magnets used in the video an' it didn't work, at least not at the light nearest my home. I sat there for two minuites waitin' for the light to change so I could make a left turn. It normrally only stays red for a minuite at the most when my car sets the same sensor off. Good thing that here in Tennessee, there's a state law that is a bike isn't settin' off a traffic sensor, the rider can run the light after a complete stop if the traffic's clear. Still too early to tell if it'll work at other sensors that my bike doesn't set off
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brewsterfrank2001 8 months ago
i think your full of it at about the light law. i live in tn, and ride a bike and never heard such a think.
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CloudchaserShaconage (1) 8 months ago
I don't know why you haven't heard of it, but the law does exist. Here's several links to articles about it

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=tennessee+motorcycle+traffic+light+law&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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brewsterfrank2001 8 months ago
i stand corrected. i live in a small town with no loops. the cool tech stuff hasn't made it here yet. so we don't here of these things until we make asses of ourselves
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CloudchaserShaconage (1) 8 months ago
You'd have to ask your local PD to be sure, but I think the law only applies to lights with loops and not to timed lights
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CloudchaserShaconage (1) 1 year ago
To add to my last post, This mornin', I tried two other traffic sensors in town the my bike didn't set off before an' it did set them off, apparently as a result of the magnets trick shown in this video
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idam (1) 1 year ago
yes it easy to control trffic lights but what about the other drivers?
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blargh (5) 1 year ago
Uh, they'll have to stop when the light turns red? (duh)
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sothrowedmex 1 year ago
precisely what i was thinking
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RickRoll (-3) 1 year ago
As long as you are rolling, you will be fine.
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iLovePussy 8 months ago
funny e.e
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philominathan 1 year ago
good to see you
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WOLFGUTTS (-1) 11 months ago
DONT STOP JUST GO
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WOLFGUTTS (-1) 11 months ago
SCREW THE OTHER DRIVERS
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bird crick (41) 9 months ago
lame
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SUCKMYKISS123 (-3) 11 months ago
damn cops
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postman 11 months ago
IF IT WERN'T FOR COPS YOU'D PROBABLY
BE DEAD BY NOW
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rightofthefallen 11 months ago
awesome, not only do i live in cali where splitting lanes is legal, now i will never have to wait again!! mwuahahahah
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mypeanut5 (-3) 10 months ago
awesome!!!!!!! it works!!!!!
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blargh (5) 10 months ago
What BS. You don't know anything about physics.
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jerick165 10 months ago
does it apply to roads outside the US?
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bird crick (41) 9 months ago
possibly, look for the detector strips before the intersection
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patches44 (1) 4 months ago
the person below me needs to shut the #$%@ up
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patches44 (1) 4 months ago
#$%@
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Xoebear (-14) 10 months ago
If this DOES work, it needs to be REMOVED FROM THE NET RIGHT NOW. This poses a SERIOUS safety threat to all drivers. There are red lights for a reason. You could put all other lives around you at SERIOUS risk! What if you were responsible for 3 infant deaths? I'm not even going to get STARTED on the legal #$%@ too! This #$%@ needs to be OFF THE NET. True of otherwise, get rid of it! Putting an F!
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tess_the_tyrant (1) 9 months ago
lol you have no idea how these things work, do you? The sensor simply recognizes that a vehicle is waiting, and if no cars are driving the other way (or the other way has been green for a longer time), then that signal turns yellow, and then red. This doesn't IMMEDIATELY change the light to green whenever you roll up. There's formulas to make it fair.
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bird crick (41) 9 months ago
she's young, give her a break. but hysteria is pretty funny.
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justinwolfdog 8 months ago
XOEbear either on the RAG or has baby feet cookin in the crock Pot! Get Real GET LAID!
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usernameusername 5 months ago
She misunderstood what was being said, and over reacted. Big deal, show me someone that can say they never over reacted to something in their life. Can we move on to the topic at hand please? Thank you
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usernameusername 5 months ago
Oh yea, and I used to ride M/Cs for many years and if I ran into a light that would change I'd just get off and run over and push the cross walk button. Otherwise, if it was a turn I would make it when it was safe with no cross traffic, or just take a right and go down the street to where there's a working light or stop sign then make a U turn and go back to where I wanted to go.
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
WOAH! Calm down!
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jaimeix (1) 10 months ago
Retarded Xoebear,when one light its green the others will stay at red.SO wth theres no seriuous safety threat ,think .
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retarded 10 months ago
wow, this is just as retarded as it sounds. everybody hates sitting at traffic lights but it doesn't mean this retard idea will work. The magnet going to pick up so much crap from the road and it's going to weaken the magnet. beside that, you're going to have so much crap under your bike. therefore, that will make it unsafe. if it does works, what kind of a chance will you have by going against a car with your little mopped by changing the light? Good luck with this retarded idea ROTFLMAO!
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kvibik (3) 10 months ago
Most of the magnetic field will be concentrated on the lump of iron the magnet is attached to, so I don't think it's going to have a lot of force left to pick something up.
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darkphoenix (1) 9 months ago
so xoebear i bet ur one of those whiney lil twits who say anything that disagrees with the governments views should be removed and made illegal, too? i bet you cheer on cops who stop black guys, beat them down, and arrest them for in effect, driving while being black...i bet ur the type of person who worships cops as virtual gods and whatever law exists u say it must be followed simply because it exists...well xoebear i hope ur happy when oneday cops arrest you for saying you have constitutional rights...this vid is good practice for revolting against injustice
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NoNameLin (1) 9 months ago
The light isn't going to just suddenly turn green. This trick simply trigger the sensor to tell the lights that a vehicle is waiting. If you don't trigger the sensors, you might end up waiting forever.
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gatordog3 (1) 9 months ago
It's the same as if you were in a car! Motorcycles just don't weigh enough and you have to sit at intersections until another car comes behind you, because it doesn't know you are there. This is not a hack of any kind it just alerts the electrionics at the intersection that there is a vehicle there.
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
That happened to my stepfather; he once sat at one of those on a motor-cycle. He was there 11 min. and waited until all the cars were gon and went.
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bird crick (41) 9 months ago
this could work for a pedestrian too. stop jamming the 'walk' button and just dangle yo magnets!
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michaelmayo (2) 9 months ago
use a series of strong electro-magnets, running under your car or bike, also use a device which can pulsate infra-red light to the traffic light sensor which is designed to detect the flashing lights of the emergency services, this way the system will auto overload and will give you priority over any other traffic........

if this fails then install a bluetooth device in the traffic light server box at the side of the road, if you have a mobile phone do a google search and update your phones driver using c++ or python, then you can auto-detect the traffic light set before you approach it and change it's configuration set at your speed in KPH or MPH, this hacking ability is intended to get you into learning how to crack technology designed to #$%@ your life !!!!!!
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lvrk 8 months ago
Michaelmayo, that the longest bunch of crap i have ever heard, you wasted more time coming up with that then you ever will at a light. Each loop is one wire wound up and then back to the control cabinet. They are only a couple inches in the roadway unless its be repaved. Flashing an infra-red will not set off the sensors for emergency vehicles and those sensors are only at key intersections. And they will not "auto overload" . Wow could throw out some more lingo to try and convince everyone. And there are nooo loops for pedestrians. Oh and the controllers in the traffic signal cabinets are no bluetooth ready idiot there is no usp port and you cant just walk up and flip them open, what a bunch of crap
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
I just like to have fun making the text boxes skinner! :)
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orphantina (1) 8 months ago
Ivrk is right michealmayo is an even bigger tard then xoebear! wow if i didn't know any better i would think stupidity is contagious... i gotta go lmao
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safety nazi 7 months ago
Nice solution. How about next time show an example with someone wearing proper gear? You know, helmet, gloves, boots, eye protection, pants, jacket.
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bbkmodder (1) 7 months ago
but where can we get this kind of magnet?
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patches44 (1) 4 months ago
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XXXThesimsXXX (3) 7 months ago
Great
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
WE GOT THE SIMS 3! I like Sims 2 better. It [Sims 3] takes getting used to.
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WonderDude Mike (58) 6 months ago
I once thought it would be cool to create a device that would delay changing the lights the opposite direction if there was a car in the intersection. Turns out those jerks that give you tickets automatically when you run a light own the patent on that. So they rather give tickets then save lives, since most accidents occur when people run lights.
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dogbunnyabc (1) 6 months ago
this $h(t works its so kewl
the pic is my horse shadow
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fcvcxvcv (5) 6 months ago
cute horse
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
Small text bubble!
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
Even smaller!
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dfgsdefsdf (1) 6 months ago
thts not true well in my town at least i tried it and i watched the lights there not set my the frequency #$%@ its all timed the lights have a time for how long to stay green or red and when to change the times are different in some lights. but if this is true who do you explain it in nyc theres allways a car on each side
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patches44 (1) 4 months ago
you speaketh the truth unlike most people. although in some old cities the magnets will work
also
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fcvcxvcv (5) 6 months ago
AMAZING
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you film i rate (1) 6 months ago
omg mad
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epic lol (3) 6 months ago
lol
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epic lol (3) 6 months ago
excellent!
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schilling (1) 5 months ago
pretty cool
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kernymi 5 months ago
haha,i put a 500 pound magnetXD
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ganja master (1) 5 months ago
good luck cops catch u they will wax ur ass 4 u
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patches44 (1) 4 months ago
please shut up you idiot do you even know what u r saying or anything about laws and regulations
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jackinder (3) 5 months ago
yesss im so sick of wating for the lights. thats just savid my driving bordom
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ROFLCOPTER94 5 months ago
bicycle olso can?XD
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naturo375 5 months ago
Lets not play with law and system ,this may seems like a game but may take some once LIFE
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patches44 (1) 4 months ago
naruto
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
It won't take a life!
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
Small
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
Smaller
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mt999999 (5) 5 months ago
Smallest
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KanUShowMe 5 months ago
And Where do we get Neodymium magnets?
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znikolas10 4 months ago
it works perfect
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gilgamekk 4 months ago
Simple, practical, and well-explained.
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56msdowney (1) 3 months ago
It work's.
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pargatsingh 2 months ago
hi how to g mail id please help me
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gomcafe 2 months ago
Good! don't work in viet nam ^^
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l45f 2 months ago
you dont need magnets or any of that #$%@ all you need is to flash your car lights rapidly and the sensor on the traffic light will think you are the police and it will change SIMPLE LOGIC!
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