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(these tips will NOT help you with this light - flickr/Squirmelia)

A good friend, neighbor and professor of percussion, John T., found this useful bit on wikihow.com (title link). Nearly 20 authors have gone through the trouble of revealing the magic behind traffic signals (I hope the traffic signal magician’s guild doesn’t come after them!)

If you’ve ever been dissed by a traffic light because you’re rollin’ on two, this wiki will show you a variety of methods for tripping the lights fantastic. There are suggestions for triggering three different inductive-loop detectors and other methods that range from using magnets to simply pressing the crosswalk button. It’s a worthy read to be sure!