Navevo sat-nav offers cyclist alerts to lorry drivers

bucklb

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22193472

It's a start I guess.

veronese68

Saw that. My only concern is that they might think they don't need to worry in other places.

spen666

so you think its a good idea to encourage people to rely on the technology and pay even less attention to what they can actually see/ hear in front of them?
You can already hear the defence in a death by... driving case

Well your honour, the defendant relied on his sat nav......

Kieran_Burns

Sensible comment from BBC shocker

These safety innovations are interesting but there is something else coming down the road that could really help save cyclists' lives.

There's a plan to change European rules that dictate how long a lorry can be.

They were originally brought in to stop trucks getting too big and wrecking roads and bridges, but the unfortunate side-effect has been to stunt the size of the cab at the front.

That's why they're all shaped like a brick, which limits how aerodynamic they can be, and how safe for other road users.

The rule changes won't mean bigger loads, but they will pave the way for different, bullet-shaped cabs, and that means bigger windows and fewer, dangerous blind-spots where cyclists can disappear.

It'll be a good four or five years before you see different shaped lorries on the roads, but some believe they could help save hundreds of lives every year.

EKE_38BPM

Got a link or any pics Kieran?

Kieran_Burns

Off the article above :P

(analysis bit on the side)

Kerguelen

In other news, thermonuclear weapons are to be fitted with sensors allowing them to avoid being damaged by buildings.