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That is bloody brilliant and I want one!
Yes it is cool, but a total waste of time. Its true that most car users find it difficult to judge the speed of an average cyclist, let alone a competant one, but in the same breath most car users cant even judge there own speed (sorry officer, I didnt realise I was doing 40 in a 30 zone)
Whats needed is education:
There are plenty of people on the road that took there driving test 40+ years ago and have never done an up date or refresher since! Its crazy when you think that in most proffessions an update of a certificate or qualification is needed every 3-10 years. Take a first aid certificate. It is usually only current for 3 years, yet some one can hold a driving licence for 50years and only ever take one test. Also the driving conditions were so different then. There should be a refresher/update every 10yrs.
The same applies for cyclist. I did a cycling proficency test when I was at junior school. People coming back to cyclist after a break of a few years should be offered some form of road awareness training.
Matt
People coming back to cyclist after a break of a few years should be offered some form of road awareness training.
A lot of councils offer adult cycle training.
Made by yanks - bet it's in rubbish mph. Do people not realise it's not the middle ages any more?
Why is mph rubbish?
Anyway I want one for commuting just for the sheer geekiness of it. I'd like one where I can add a message too.
Only any good on a sit up and beg, where you're not going that fast. For a racer you need speed shorts 😉
might be more effective if it had a small radar gun built in and showed the car driver the speed they were doing as they approached you?
The light lane has just brought our office to a standstill.
I like the speed vest idea - maybe needs to consider the positioning of the numbers for those on road bikes, but in principle, I like it.