Question:  My City has been responding to calls lately about bikes not getting detected at traffic signals.  We use the Type D loop at the front of all our Stop Bar detection, which is supposed to pick up bicycles.  Do we need to connect that front loop to its own Detector Cable? 

Answer:  The typical detector loop has a Type D loop right at the stop bar (the bike loop), and three Type A loops connected in series-parallel extending away from the intersection.  As you noted, this style of de...


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