http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: science - Recent Topics en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:57:41 +0000 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>