http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: proximity - Recent Posts en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:57:32 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9559#post-101763 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:38:29 +0000 sallyhinch 101763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It would make all the arguments about whether or not a driver close-passed you a bit more fact based ... </p> <p>actually could have done with this in Copenhagen where there are so many bikes it would be good to know if some granny was speeding up on the fast lane beside you before you pulled out to overtake the cargo bike laden with kids... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9559#post-101751 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:46:53 +0000 Blueth 101751@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely the only cyclists who could be <em>more</em> aware of other traffic on the road are those using earphones; easily sorted without technological innovation. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9559#post-101735 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:05:20 +0000 Zenfrozt 101735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now that would be cool! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=9559#post-101651 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:23:43 +0000 wingpig 101651@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>As briefly mentioned in <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21729056.700-spideysense-suit-tingles-when-someone-gets-too-close.html">NewScientist</a>, it could be used "to boost cyclists' awareness of other traffic on the road." A bit like the bit in <em>The Algebraist</em> where Taince shifts the debris readout to skin-sensation.</p> <p>It'd be equally suitable to mount sensors on the outside of motor vehicles which physically informed the driver when they were excessively proximal to something, perhaps with a sharp warning jab rather than a mere sensation of pressure. </p>