Thursday, December 19, 2013

British student invents Batman LED bicycle lights that can reduce the risk of danger

British Daily Mail reported recently a British university student has developed a new type of life-saving LED bicycle lights, which can project a bright laser images similar to Batman to remind other motor vehicle driver's attention to their existence.

The design by the British university student Emily Brooke lightweight, battery-powered device is called BLAZE, it is attached to the handlebar, and the bike can travel on the road in front of 20 feet (6.1 meters) of the projected image of the green. Such bright bike bicycle traveling in front of the image is located, to remind others and reduce the risk of motor vehicle drivers entering the bike path.

According to the British Ministry of Transportation Statistics, died in traffic accidents last year, 79% of cyclists are moving forward when they were hit from the vehicle to. Brook and road safety experts from the United Kingdom Bath, Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton and Hove Bus Company vehicle driving psychologists work together to develop this bike is also visible in the daytime LED bicycle lights.

Brooke has made this concept in the final year of the University of Brighton, UK product design course, she felt that this is a very simple concept, but it greatly improves the security on the road cyclists. "I hope that by increasing the visibility of the bicycle, trail and awareness of the existence of the ultimate people on bikes, road bikes and dealing with the city's security problems."

"80% of bicycle accidents have occurred in the bike straight, and other motor vehicles hitting them. Reasons for the occurrence of such accidents is the main driver of the vehicle did not see from the vehicle in the city roads, bicycles are often easily overlooked. " " Even a bicycle at night like a Christmas tree and bright, but in the blind spot of the bus the bus they are still difficult to see. Use BLAZE, you can see cyclists traveling in front of the bike logo, I believe the threat of cyclists in the road of life safety, it can play an important role. "

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