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Heads-Up Displays for Motorcyclists
An anonymous reader writes "An NYT article describes a new invention by a former racing driver to incorporate displays in the visors of helmets used by motorcyclists. A GPS receiver in the helmet is used to calculate position and speed of the wearer, and presumably in displaying route guidance. I'll bet some horrifying data could be gathered on the speed with which riders' heads impact the pavement after an accident."
I understand the lure of riding a motorcycle. I also understand why they're referred to as 'donorcycles'. Car drivers aren't 'literally' trying to kill motorcyclists, but many motorcyclists behave as if they're trying to commit suicide.
I work in a fairly urban area, and I can't recall the last time I saw a motorcycle in traffic that WASN'T driven by someone who thought the rules of the road only applied to cars. Seriously - weaving through traffic without leaving enough space for cars to react, racing between lanes of stopped cars, speeding well beyond anything I've seen a car do... and if a car driver hits one of those asses, they get to remember what someone else's guts look like for the rest of their lives. Bikes should be kept to touring on the country backroads, and 'rice rockets' should be illegal except on a track.