A Help or hindrance with Road Safety?

spen666
spen666 Posts: 17,709
edited October 2013 in Commuting chat
On the Road CC website, they are talking about rear lazer lights that they seem to think are a good safety device (if you believe their twitter feed)

There is a video of the lights in action.

Watch it and see if like me you are concerned that these lines it projects will havethe opposite effect to that intended. I think motorists arelikely to see the line as marking a safe passing distance and will encourage even closer overtakes than before.

Any thoughts?
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Thoughts? Yes; it's LASER.






    Anything which helps you get noticed without blinding is good in my view.
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    DrLex wrote:
    Thoughts? Yes; it's LASER.






    Anything which helps you get noticed without blinding is good in my view.


    Have you viewed the video?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    what video?
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    nicklouse wrote:
    what video?

    At the bottom of the article there is a link to a you tube video of the lights in use on the bike.


    [Mute point

    Is it still a video when it is a digital clip rather than video tape?]
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  • DrLex
    DrLex Posts: 2,142
    Mute point?
    Mute point??

    Oh Spen, you disappoint! And quibbling about video; no classical education, I assume? Bah and indeed, humbug!
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    DrLex wrote:
    Mute point?
    Mute point??

    Oh Spen, you disappoint! And quibbling about video; no classical education, I assume? Bah and indeed, humbug!


    It is mute - the volume control doesn't work


    Mea Culpa - that really is a silly error isn't it?


    I'll sit here looking ashamed of myself :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    spen666 wrote:
    DrLex wrote:
    Mute point?
    Mute point??

    Oh Spen, you disappoint! And quibbling about video; no classical education, I assume? Bah and indeed, humbug!


    It is mute - the volume control doesn't work


    Mea Culpa - that really is a silly error isn't it?


    I'll sit here looking ashamed of myself :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:


    Yeah - just go and sit quietly in the corner. :wink:
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    Kieran_Burns wrote:


    Yeah - just go and sit quietly in the corner. :wink:


    :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    spen666 wrote:
    DrLex wrote:
    Mute point?
    Mute point??

    Oh Spen, you disappoint! And quibbling about video; no classical education, I assume? Bah and indeed, humbug!


    It is mute - the volume control doesn't work


    Mea Culpa - that really is a silly error isn't it?

    I'll sit here looking ashamed of myself :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

    Probably would help if you included a linky http://road.cc/content/forum/92816-led-laser-lane

    Actual real world video@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSJ0p5rjNw
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    spen666 wrote:
    On the Road CC website, they are talking about rear lazer lights that they seem to think are a good safety device (if you believe their twitter feed)

    There is a video of the lights in action.

    Watch it and see if like me you are concerned that these lines it projects will havethe opposite effect to that intended. I think motorists arelikely to see the line as marking a safe passing distance and will encourage even closer overtakes than before.

    Any thoughts?

    Just to link to the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC5KC1fwObA

    the lane the lights create is quite narrow - I would think fine for lower speed travelling - say through town in a 20 limit - but not good for open roads where a rider would want at least 1/2 the lane to travel in.
  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    cyclingprop wrote:
    spen666 wrote:
    DrLex wrote:
    Mute point?
    Mute point??

    Oh Spen, you disappoint! And quibbling about video; no classical education, I assume? Bah and indeed, humbug!


    It is mute - the volume control doesn't work


    Mea Culpa - that really is a silly error isn't it?

    I'll sit here looking ashamed of myself :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

    Probably would help if you included a linky http://road.cc/content/forum/92816-led-laser-lane

    Actual real world video@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSJ0p5rjNw


    I can't acces them on this computer- had to forward above link from my phone to work pc then post on here as YouTube and Road CC sites are blocked at work


    Thanks for posting the links
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  • slowbike
    slowbike Posts: 8,498
    So basically - the real world video indicated that the lines are not visible unless you're looking for them ... so pointless ... :)
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    Am I concerned? No but I did LOL on watching the video.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Probably would help if you included a linky http://road.cc/content/forum/92816-led-laser-lane

    Actual real world video@ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lSJ0p5rjNw
    I watched the actual real world one.

    Well, thats a few pound saved then. Useless.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • memsley89
    memsley89 Posts: 247
    Real world photo...
    8453261810_ee0a1652b7_z.jpg

    I ran an x-fire laser light for a few weeks, it looked pretty neat, but only other cyclists seemed to notice it.
    Battery life is kack, they're as waterproof as a sock and the overall build quality is appauling.

    Still fun though... LASERS!
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  • Applespider
    Applespider Posts: 506
    I have one of those Blaze lights from Kickstarter on order (original delivery date was last April and is now late Nov) which projects a cycle onto the road in front. I'm not sure it promotes safe cycling given that you shouldn't be coming down the side of anything that might need to see it - but it might help people pulling out of side roads... we shall see when it arrives!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Saw one of them being used on the ride home the other day.

    Just looks their light is pointing downwards when you pass.
    _
  • kurako
    kurako Posts: 1,098
    Saw these just nominated for a design award. They look pretty mad. Kind of like Tron. But how can you mount LEDS with caliper brakes?

    http://revolights.com/

    As someone with an office opposite Harrods the noise cancelling window thingy would be fantastic too as long as it works with bagpipes.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24480018
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