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
  • yonder@sh.itjust.works
    13·
    3 months ago

    This appears to be an advert dissed as an article. Also, I know my bike lights already emit light in all directions by making the shell transparent.

    • sabreW4K3OP
      2·
      3 months ago

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

      • yonder@sh.itjust.works
        152·
        3 months 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·
          3 months 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.
    • fixerdude2@lemmy.ca
      1·
      3 months ago

      The camera is a bonus IMHO. So many close calls of drivers texting, on the phone, not paying attention or just having the blank stare that I would like to save and share.

      • yonder@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        3 months ago

        I agree with you about the utility of the camera, it’s just not what I wanted to hear about when the article title suggests the article is about designing bike light for visibility.