Blaze bicycle lane laser

If a driver can't see a cyclist because they're in their blindspot, I'd be very surprised if they could see the image of the laser on the road. How much of the road immediately around the car can you see from the driver's seat? Very little, or in the case of the nearside, absolutely fuck all.

They should change the light pattern so that if you get a close overtake an image is projected onto the road of a spaffing penis.

bought one of these light for mt commute ride.

not sure how good it looks to other drivers in built up traffic
but they do seem to give you a little more room

They have something like it on amazon

[ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/eLifeStore%C2%AE-Bicycle-LASER-Light-Flashing/dp/B0096ML57U/ref=tag_stp_s2_edpp_url"]eLifeStore® New 2012 Bicycle Bike Red LASER Beam Tail Light 5 LED Rear Light Lamp, with 3 Flashing Modes: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors[/ame]

Shipping in Jan..
http://www.blaze.cc/

Now, if someone can just work out how to get the laser to cut through all it touches (metal, peds, etc), the commute would be a lot safer.

£125! Lolwut...

The whole concept of this light is based on specious training, no?

Or at least, it's an inappropriate solution to an actual problem.

If "the problem is ahead of you", in the form of left hooks, cars turning across form the opposite lane and cars emerging into traffic, then what is the point of shining a light into the ground in front of yourself?

For £125, I'm going that it also seems the driver a text to tell them to look out for the cyclist they aren't expecting.

An undred and twentyfive pahnd?

Half that would be too much for me to get one.

Slightly dull article on the BBC website about this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25018543), but it does close with these words from one of it's interviewees:

Mr Hutchinson adds that he fears accessories such as helmets are something of a "distraction" in the bigger picture of improving cyclist safety.

     "At a fundamental level, helmets will not prevent a single accident," he says.

I think it would give the rider false confidence, it's only of use if you've ridden into a vulnerable situation which you should of avoided in the first place. Compulsory cycle training for all the people.

for £125 I'd like a hollogram of a Chieftan Tank to scare the B'Jesus out of those drivers!

genuine question-
does having a quality head torch that you can direct at the driver of a vehicle who should be about to give way to you at a junction
piss them off entirely

or, make good sense ( by the amount of them Ive seen braking because of it)

thanks

Head torch can only be used as a secondary, rather than primary.

Shining your head torch at a driver's face to ensure he'll give way is fucking stupid.

It's now been launched for pre-order:
http://www.blaze.cc/

£125

It's a combination of light plus lazer, the lazer is designed to hit the floor 5m ahead and combines a 300 lumen Cree LED.

In flash mode it's 100 lumen flash from the LED plus the lazer.

The fundamental proposition is that by an image of a cyclist being project in front of you, a vehicle beside you that cannot see you (you're in their blind spot) will be able to see the image on the road and know that this means that there is a cyclist on the inside.

There's a good video talk on this here:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/07/blaze-seeks-to-save-cyclist-lives-with-a-laser-projection-bike-light/

And they've got Evans on-board to sell them.

£125 for a wonky image of a bicycle several metre of you, fuck me.

Total fail considering the strength of front light you can already get that illuminates everything and everyone infront of you. If you're in a driver's blind spot, how the heck does it enable left turning drivers to suddenly become aware of you. Can they see through their passenger side door if you use one of these? Drivers looking at or being distracted by a dancing, glowing laser light in-front of their vehicles is a recipe for disaster imo.

But for only £125 you can be one of the test dummies who trial it. Bargain.

But for only £125 you can be one of the test dummies who trial it. Bargain.

Agree. Ordered, think it looks great!

I told you, when it cuts holes in cars, I'm in. Until then >>>

but for only £125 you can be one of the dummies who trial it. Bargain.

ftfy

For £125 I could buy 10x cree xml's off ebay and bike along blinding everyone and everything. Most drivers will know something is up when the sun rises alongside them and the part of the lights that catches the mirror illuminates the entire cab.

The fundamental proposition is that by an image of a cyclist being project in front of you, a vehicle beside you that cannot see you (you're in their blind spot) will be able to see the image on the road and know that this means that there is a cyclist on the inside.

Has anyone checked whether a driver can actually see the ground 5m ahead of their nearside blindspot? If they can't this is yet another example of cyclists being given a dangerously false sense of security.

Has anyone checked whether a driver can actually see the ground 5m ahead of their nearside blindspot? If they can't this is yet another example of cyclists being given a dangerously false sense of security.

If you are 5m back in the blindspot of a HGV then often it's certain(the cyclists behind the first couple could easily be just lighting up the road inside the blind spot).

How big is a truck's blind spot? - YouTube