I’m all for simple cycling. I consider myself a Dutch-style cyclist — in other words, I simply get on my bike (with normal clothes on) and ride away at a comfortable pace. No need to complicate things and turn bicycling into some kind of high-tech insider’s club. That ruins the simply, efficient appeal of it for me.<\/p>\n
However, once in awhile, a practical new tech (or idea, as in the case below) comes along that seems worth pursuing.<\/p>\n
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It’s no secret that bicyclists aren’t exactly respected (or sometimes seen) an many roads. Cargo bikes<\/a> might help solve that (in cases where it makes sense to be riding a cargo bike), a greater number of bicyclists on the road helps, bike infrastructure makes a big difference<\/a>, colorful and bright clothing helps (as long as it doesn’t blind the driver), and innovative lights<\/a> may or may not (see the comment at the bottom of that post) make a difference.<\/p>\n Previous lighting ideas I liked were these visibelts<\/a> and these DIY armband turn signals<\/a>. Another cool option would be the helmet-embedded turn signals in the design in the images and video below. One big benefit of these, of course, is that they’re part of the helmet — so it’s one fewer thing to put on (assuming you are not biking in a bike-friendly European city where they don’t wear helmets).<\/p>\n Check out this video of the DORA bicycle helmet concept created by\u00a0Bal\u00e1zs Filczer<\/a>:<\/p>\n