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Bicycles and LEDs are always popular topics for Gadget Master and this one is an excellent combination of the two - LEDs to create a virtual bike path, ie give a visual indication to other road users of the width needed for the bike.
Thanks to Geeky Gadgets for this one. It writes:
This excellent idea was originally a concept in a design competition which we covered back in January 2009 but due to the fantastic response from cyclists all over the world the inventors have decide to produce and market a working product.To light the virtual bike lane, Lightlane features a red LED safety light and two diode-pumped solid state green lasers, states Coated.com. The unit is pictured below.
Comments (5)
What a wonderful idea. Shame the cyclist spoils his credibility by going through a red light towards the end.
Posted by Peter Comrie | July 8, 2009 11:50 AM
Posted on July 8, 2009 11:50
A very good idea, however the line was rather thin and unstable also it would be better on the offside only and nearer to the bicycle.
Posted by ron burgess | July 8, 2009 4:09 PM
Posted on July 8, 2009 16:09
Re comment by Peter I agree, except offside only is good until you are in a centre lane at a multi-way junction.
However more seriously is, what power is the laser. On a wet road we do not want a reflection to permanently blind the driver behind the cyclist. Also a lower power laser could still seriously impair the drivers vision from this source.
It is a pity that there isn't a high efficiency light source that isn't coherent.
Posted by Tony | July 8, 2009 7:41 PM
Posted on July 8, 2009 19:41
I think he went through the red because it was a one way street, and you can turn left onto a one way street on a red (like turning right onto a regular two-way street on a red..)
Posted by Troy | July 9, 2009 12:26 AM
Posted on July 9, 2009 00:26
Good point Troy (it is an American inventor I believe). In the UK we don't have such a system - you never go through a red.
Posted by Alun Williams | July 9, 2009 12:36 PM
Posted on July 9, 2009 12:36