Update on Everyone’s Favorite* Bike Safety Idea

Posted by: Zach Frechette
on June 20, 2009 at 3:02 am

Just in case your were curious, the LightLane—a device which “projects a virtual bike lane (using lasers!) on the ground around the cyclist, providing drivers with a recognizable boundary they can easily avoid” (that’s from when we wrote about previously)—has made the jump from concept to prototype. Check out the video from their new site to see it in action, and sound off in the comments if you still think it could work.

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*Some people think it’s a stupid idea.

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DISCUSSION: 5 Comments

- Posted by: Josh
- on June 21, 2009 at 7:32 am
I think this is brilliant. I guess well lit place will obscure it, but those darker streets/pathways etc, this is a fantastic innovation and congratulations to the team behind it.
- Posted by: Jimbo
- on June 21, 2009 at 9:09 am
Great idea, certainly creates the concept of “space”. However, I was in a real bike lane when a cab hit my bike. Hopefully the mesmerising green light will remind them that humans don’t bounce. I’d buy it.
- Posted by: Dave
- on June 21, 2009 at 11:56 am
Fantastic idea. What about daytime?
- Posted by: Paul
- on June 22, 2009 at 8:47 am
good idea.
- Posted by: britthinch
- on June 22, 2009 at 4:03 pm
this is great!