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Radar Changing the Face of Cycling

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-hit-me-bro dept.

First time accepted submitter Franz Struwig writes "MAKE Magazine has a great review of a bicycle radar product — showing off some of the early prototype innards: "The latest version features a 24 GHz radar antenna — high enough to resolve more targets and small enough to fit on a bike — an ARM processor, and Bluetooth LE to communicate with the front unit. The radar creates a doppler map, and recognizes not only the vehicle, but how far away it is and how quickly it’s approaching. It communicates this to the cyclist by a system of LEDs, and to the car by increasing the rate at which the tail light blinks as the car gets closer."

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  1. I've driven neutral support as well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Now I just help with the mountainbike races like the Wilderness 101. My kind of people."

    Nothing like judging an entire community/sport you've already declared "asshats", based off one person who was immediately penalized by / ejected from that community. I'd love to hear what you think of women and people of color...

    "One of the asshats on a bike seemed to think I was stalking them or something. Started yelling and gesturing at me, then dropped back to me and yelled to "get the fuck out of here and quit following us"

    I'll answer your logical fallacy anecdote with an anecdote of my own (also, if you think they're "asshats", why were you volunteering for them?)

    I was driving a neutral support vehicle for a race out in a rural bit of farmland. The race has run for years at the same date and place. The course is marked well in advance with signs warning about the race. There are volunteer marshals at each intersection.

    I'm trailing the race as neutral support, and someone blew by a marshal at an intersection (there's cones out, someone in a vest, with flag.) She then starts tailgating me, honking, and flashing her lights. Then starts to move like she's going to pass me - and an ongoing race with 30-40 cyclists stretched over about a block - over a double yellow line.

    I had to physically block her with my car to keep her from trying to pass, and she was stopped by a police officer shortly thereafter.