| #ffffff;" /> | | | | wire, thus creating an electromagnet. When |
| Gas prices yesterday, April 4, 2007, spiked to | | | | enough iron is present inside these loops, they |
| $4.00 per gallon in some parts of the United | | | | send a signal to the light's controller that starts its |
| States. And the worsening, and seemingly | | | | cycle. In brief, the inductive loops trigger green |
| untenable situation in the oil-rich Middle-East has | | | | lights – including green left turn arrows. |
| some prognosticators heralding prices of $6.00 | | | | When there is inadequate iron present inside the |
| per gallon by year's end. Americans are, quite | | | | inductive loop, the green light does not trigger |
| justifiably anxious, alarmed, and seeking more fuel | | | | because the controller doesn't detect a need for |
| efficient (cheaper) means of transportation. This | | | | the signal light to change. Motorcycles, scooters, |
| has led to more and more people buying and | | | | small cars, small trucks and many 4x4 vehicles |
| driving smaller vehicles that deliver more miles per | | | | just don't have enough iron to trigger the green |
| gallon. | | | | light. In the case of the 4x4s, there is likely |
| The first choice of Americans seeking more fuel | | | | enough iron, but it is too high above the road's |
| efficient transportation seems to be the smaller, | | | | surface for these weak electromagnets to |
| lighter somewhat traditional cars and trucks with | | | | detect. |
| more fuel efficient engines. Then come the | | | | If a vehicle is traveling on a busy road, then there |
| hybrids, with their advanced systems of | | | | is likely to be no problem getting a green light to |
| propulsion sharing. And finally, the scooters. | | | | trigger. This is due to the presence of so many |
| Many scooters comfortably surpass the 50-miles | | | | vehicles in each of the inductive loops at |
| per gallon mark on the charts, some by quite a | | | | intersections during busy and peak traffic times. |
| lot. And they are available in a growing number of | | | | The problem of getting a green light to trigger |
| styles, sizes and configurations. With sales of | | | | occurs when the scooter, motorcycle or small |
| scooters having more than doubled since 2000, | | | | vehicle is somewhat alone on the road – |
| companies like Yamaha and Honda are offering | | | | such as early in the morning or late at night. |
| some truly luxurious and efficient selections to | | | | Riders and drivers can sit for quite some time |
| choose from. The Yamaha Morphous, Yamaha | | | | waiting for another vehicle to come along and |
| Majesty, Honda Silver Wing (and Silver Wing | | | | trigger the green light. |
| ABS), and Honda Big Ruckus attest to the range | | | | But take heart – there's an easy solution: |
| and luxury that is becoming available in scooters. | | | | Signal Sorcerer® traffic light changer. This is a |
| Before we get to the point of this article, let's | | | | simple, one-piece unit that installs under the vehicle |
| take a look at the fuel cost savings for a range | | | | – be it a motorcycle, scooter, small car or |
| of vehicles that includes scooter miles per gallon. | | | | truck. Everything needed for the installation |
| The following annual fuel cost chart assumes that | | | | comes complete with each unit. No tools or wiring |
| the driver goes 10,000 miles per year and that | | | | are required, and installation takes about |
| fuel costs remain constant at $3.00 per gallon. | | | | 3-minutes. The G4² traffic light changer unit |
| Miles Per Gallon Annual Cost | | | | sells for $19.95, and once installed, ensures that |
| 10 $3,000.00 | | | | the parent vehicle will get detected by inductive |
| 15 $2,000.00 | | | | loops and trigger a green light – thus |
| 20 $1,500.00 | | | | ending the problem of sitting and waiting at traffic |
| 30 $1,000.00 | | | | signal lights that fail to change – and the |
| 40 $750.00 | | | | wasteful burning of that precious (and expensive) |
| 50 $600.00 | | | | fuel. |
| 60 $500.00 | | | | To learn a whole lot more about inductive loops |
| 70 $428.57 | | | | and how to better trigger green lights (with or |
| 80 $375.00 | | | | without a traffic light changer), visit There's even |
| The above chart leaves little doubt about the | | | | a short video showing riders how to approach a |
| potential savings in fuel, when a driver opts to ride | | | | traffic signal light on their motorcycles, mopeds, |
| a 50-MPG scooter instead of driving a 15-MPG | | | | and scooters. How you pass over an inductive |
| vehicle. But new scooter riders, as well as those | | | | loop, apparently, affects your probability to trigger |
| buying smaller cars and trucks, are quickly | | | | a green light. |
| discovering a problem that motorcyclists have had | | | | So, if you've made the leap to more fuel efficient |
| to cope with since the early 1960's. | | | | vehicles, get all the benefits by installing a Signal |
| The vast majority of traffic signals are controlled | | | | Sorcerer® traffic light changer. There's no |
| by what are called "inductive loops." These are | | | | point sitting at those red traffic lights burning fuel |
| coils of wire buried beneath the road's surface at | | | | – and wasting time – when there's |
| intersections. A small current is run through the | | | | a cheap, 3-minute fix. |