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Old 11-16-11 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Jnkhan82
Hey,

I wanted some community feedback. I'm a long time cyclist living in New York City. The conditions here are pretty harsh for cyclist. Doors swing open all the time and can be dangerous if we are unaware of our distance between us and parked cars.

So we're working on a prototype for a helmet that vibrates to let a cyclist know when he/she is to close to a stationary vehicle. In use, the cyclist will experience a gentle vibration when the sensor detects a stationary object of a certain width and size. After the initial vibe it will go into awareness mode. Once it feels the old disturbance is gone , only then will it vibe again on the next object if there has been about a 10second or 20second gap. So there won't be an annoyance of constant vibrations or a random buzzer that goes of by anything near it.

Is this something we as a community would be in need of? I have not seen anything like this on the market.

I would love some feed back and Thank you in advance.

J
I live in London (England) and would have no use for such a thing. I can judge for myself how close I am to a parked car. If for some reason I have decided to ride close to something the last thing I want is my helmet buzzing.

Honestly, if you're unaware of the distance between yourself and a parked car (i.e. a large stationary object) I'd question whether you should be cycling in the city at all.
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