LightLane draws virtual safety path around bike
Juniper Foo | Jun 26, 2009
Keep outta my virtual lane, buddy. (Credit: LightLane)
Yay for this. I can't count the number of times I've had to swerve wide of cyclists to avoid the kind of tense situation between wary bikers and impatient drivers vying for road dominance. It particularly doesn't help in a country where there's no bike lane set aside for bipedal locomotion. So having something like the LightLane go from concept to commercial production is good news, indeed.
This little gizmo, which clips onto the back of the seat bar, uses super-bright red LEDs and two high visibility Diode-Pumped Solid State green lasers to project a virtual light path on the ground around the cyclist. The result is a recognizable boundary that is clearly visible to drivers to avoid. Hopefully, when this device finally goes to market, the transport authorities will make it compulsory as a safety addon for all cyclists.
The LightLane mounts just under the seat and projects laser lights onto the ground to mark out a path. (Credit: LightLane)
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