Are your traffic lights insensitive?

I recently decided to start tracking all the insensitive traffic lights in the city of San Diego. That is, I will be tracking the traffic lights that aren’t triggered by bicycles.

I submitted a request on December 31, 2009 to the San Diego Streets Division to have the left turn light at Hotel Circle South turning to Bachman Pl made more sensitive to bicycles.

Today, January 4, 2010, I received notification via email the left turning light has been made sensitive.

I won’t get a chance to test the signal out until the end of the week, but if you are a rider who regularly uses that intersection, please check and report back on whether the light is indeed sensitive to cyclists.

If you are dealing with insenstive traffic lights, be sure to submit a request to the City and send us an update as well.