A Thoughtful Trucker Tries to Design a Safer Bike Light - Core77
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Cyclists can be hard for motorists to see, particularly motorists in larger vehicles. British trucker Jay Singh observed this firsthand, having spent decades driving a hauling truck around the UK. Singh himself eventually took up cycling, and "after one too many close shaves while cycling in London [decided] to invent
  • sabreW4K3OP
    2·
    6 days ago

    Okay, I’ll bite. What makes it appear as an advert disguised as an article? Pray do tell.

    • yonder@sh.itjust.works
      152·
      6 days ago
      1. Most of the website area is dedicated to photos of a finished product, like you would expect from an ecommerce site.
      2. Most of the text just sells the product, instead of explaining reasoning like how this is safer.
      3. The camera on the light has nothing to do with visibility.
      • sabreW4K3OP
        310·
        6 days ago
        1. Wait, long running design blog offers visual orientated content and is subsequently suspicious.
        2. It’s talking about a product that’s still a Kickstarter project, what do you want?
        3. I don’t even know what to say about your third point, it’s just ridiculous.