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Young inventor: My bright idea to cut cycling deaths.
A graduate entrepreneur is raising money from the public for her start-up which tackles the key cause of cyclists’ deaths on the roads.
Link to article and video clip in today's Telegraph
Hmmm, I have a feeling that some folk could use this as licence to cycle up the nearside of lorries, buses, etc., and think that they're invincible. Hopefully not.
From Kickstarter (they've had the same concern):
"Attitude to Riding Safely: BLAZE does not make you invincible!! We are anticipating peoples' concerns that BLAZE will encourage people to ride more dangerously and take more risks, feeling 'safer' with BLAZE. Although we are confident that anyone wanting to buy a bike light with such a strong safety message will already be more than aware of the dangers of being caught in a vulnerable position and therefore would not take such risks, we will be sending out messages with the product to remind users to ride safely! In fact, we believe it will be a fantastic educator, it will make people think about the blind spot and consider their visibility."
Interesting, though I'm not sure it will actually do what it says it'll do... But interesting... I wonder if they'd want to loan out a prototype...
I was about to post a joke about recumbenistas wanting their own version, then I realised it was a sensible suggestion - the lower mount point would require a different beam pattern to account for the more acute angle.
main gripe for me is how big it is
Well, she has raised the cash. It will be interesting to see if if works.
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