02-15-2017, 01:52 PM
(02-15-2017, 01:39 PM)timc Wrote:(02-14-2017, 03:35 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: This is definitely what happens. But I'm not sure what you mean by each cycle? It's an on demand ped crossing, so it turns to ped crossing, and the bike signal always turns green.
Any time I've gone to that crossing on my bike, the light will only change if I'm there waiting on the sensor. If you're saying that it changes on a timer, then I have yet to see it.
By "on demand" I mean you must push the ped beg button. I'm not saying there's a time. But if you push the beg button it will turn green.
Are you saying that it should turn green on a timer? I don't think that would make any sense. The light is green in one direction for about 15 seconds out of every 1 - 1:30. If it was on a green timer, the average wait time would be like 30-40 seconds, where as right now, since it's not that busy average wait time is only like 15-20 seconds.
What really should be done, and I have raised this issue, is, in addition to the cycle changes I mentioned earlier (which should allow a cycle time of 0:45) the bike sensor should be moved backwards on the trail as far as possible so that the light could be green by the time you actually arrive. This is what is most often done in the Netherlands.