Quote Originally Posted by kfergos View Post
I don't know about Utah's laws, but according to the League of American Bicyclists web site, if you wait for 3 minutes at a red light and it doesn't sense you, you can treat it like a stop sign (reference here). I also had one bike instructor who said that if the sensor doesn't notice you, get off your bike and lay it down on the ground in the sensor area. It's a metal detector in the road that isn't picking you up, and supposedly doing that helps it recognize you better. I've never done that, though... I thought it might look a little weird, besides being pretty awkward.
yikes! 3 minutes! if I know the light in particular, I wait a bit (not 3 minutes) and go when it's safe. Any cop that stops me will have to explain to me how I COULD get the light to go and I would fight any ticket in court.