Boris Bikes to be fitted with LASERS!

[JamieLei]

Missed this press release earlier but: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press ... ove-safety

Whatever your opinion of cyclists, this is pretty cool.

[YNM]

How many watts are they ? Over 1 mW and I suppose that's a boon for laser enthusiast as well...

Also, looks like the projection is far enough, probably longer than average car or so ?

[Dave]

6 metres (read the article )

[Chrill]

That is actually not bad at all. I would imagine this completely removes the danger of the blind spot. Now all we need is for drivers to begin paying attention in traffic..!

[Dave]

And cyclists to not dart up the inside of vehicles turning left.

[Redirect Left]

Excellent. The continuation of humans relying upon technology instead of being sensible and paying enough attention to what they're doing to begin with. Already an alarming amount of people don't know how to read a proper map these days, now they don't even have to look properly when driving.

[Ameecher]

Excellent. The continuation of humans relying upon technology instead of being sensible and paying enough attention to what they're doing to begin with. Already an alarming amount of people don't know how to read a proper map these days, now they don't even have to look properly when driving.

I get your point but I'd rather rely on technology to highlight my presence than hope that someone else has checked their blindspot if I were on a bike.

[JamieLei]

And cyclists to not dart up the inside of vehicles turning left.

Indeed; the one downside of this is that it might give too much confidence for those who dart up the side of vehicles...

[Ploes]

"DID YOU NOT SEE MY GREEN LASER BIKE" will replace the standard "DID YOU NOT SEE ME"

[Chrill]

And cyclists to not dart up the inside of vehicles turning left.

Stop telling lies. In the history of all mankind, cyclists have never ever made a mistake in road traffic. Never. Ever. Not even once.

[JamieLei]

"DID YOU NOT SEE MY GREEN LASER BIKE" will replace the standard "DID YOU NOT SEE ME"

Although the one saving grace is that a lorry turning left across a green laser bike won't kill anyone; the cyclist should have enough time to jam on the brakes in that situation.

I really want one of these laser bikes for my own bike now ... when I eventually get round to replacing my broken one!

[Dave]

I think I'll invest too. Maybe they'll give them away for free.