the light lane
while writing the california state guide on accommodating bikes and pedestrians (truly inspiring shit), i came across this (actually inspiring shit):
it's a bike lane emitted from the ass of your bike, for when you're on the go. more here.
posted by the cold cowboy @ 12:21 PM
9 Comments:
man, what a concept! their ad copy even omits the most powerful effect of the device: four out of seven drivers who see this will lose their minds and refuse to drive cars again; the other three will likely head for the nearest fast-food parkinglot to "calm down" for awhile...
this makes me want to plow over bicyclists even more.
This, this is what I've been looking for all this time. Post-infractal justification. No more need to fling a poorly-thought through and desultory mid-fing over my receding shoulder! NO, now it's clear who's in the wrong!
Magnifique!
The next iteration of this technology will either change lights for me, or change them in my wake so that it's clear I've been obeying the law.
Or just make me invisible.
Quit being contrarian, Sarge. As a driver, you already own the road, so no need to hate on the lowly biker.
i would buy one
very cool idea.
will it also keep bikers from going the wrong way down one way streets, running red lights in front of me, and trying to pass cars making a right turn on the right?
very cool idea.
will it also keep bikers from going the wrong way down one way streets, running red lights in front of me, and trying to pass cars making a right turn on the right?
No, nothing can stop us from doing that except cold hard steel.
bloat: Portland had a solution to the passin' on the right bit: 'bike boxes'. they force motorists to wait behind all bikers at an intersection.
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