Advocacy & Safety - Your own virtual bike lane!

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flipped4bikes
01-16-09, 07:27 AM
http://www.good.is/?p=14716

No worries about whether a bike lane is safe or not. It follows you wherever the road is clear...

sauerwald
01-16-09, 07:37 AM
I like the basic concept - and it would be nice to be able to place a line at the 3' distance that is the minimum legal passing clearance here in Maine and many other states. Only works at night though, and I generally find that I have fewer issues at night - perhaps because I am lit up like a fire engine.
Roody
01-16-09, 08:42 AM
This is the Sideline, very similar:


http://commutebybike.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sidelight.jpg
http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/2double6.jpg

From Dirt Rag Magazine (http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/sideline-bike-lane-emiting-light-system/).

xenologer
01-16-09, 07:56 PM
This is the Sideline, very similar:
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From Dirt Rag Magazine (http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/sideline-bike-lane-emiting-light-system/).

The photos look fake. Any videos of the thing in motion?
crackerdog
01-16-09, 08:59 PM
It seems strange that the riders who supposedly are concerned about cars seeing them are shown without lights. First, get some lights, then worry about the rest.
AndrewP
01-16-09, 09:16 PM
Neat concept, but I think lights at drivers eye level would be more effective. Perhaps something like Flashflag with a blinkie on the end http://www.nordicgroup.us/s78/flags.html
DCCommuter
01-17-09, 02:38 PM
This is the Sideline, very similar:



The line looks to be a couple of inches off the handlebar. I'd prefer a couple of feet.