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    Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake

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    Image of darex000 darex000
    10/16/09

    In reply to Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake
    Bicyclists elect not to follow any rules of the road, so why would they have any interest in signaling anything to drivers?

    I think bicycles should be banned from city streets. They're a menace to pedestrians and drivers alike.
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    10/17/09

    @darex000: You sir, are an idiot. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    Image of Neal Spinler Neal Spinler
    10/15/09

    In reply to Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake
    I would like this without the turn signal option. I don't want to fumble with that when arm signals are much easier and what driver are used to looking for. But a brake light, that's fantastic. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    10/15/09

    @Neal Spinler: So it's easier to take your hand off the handlebar and signal than to move your thumb two inches in either direction? What do your arms look like? #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    Image of Stuart Axel Owen Stuart Axel Owen
    10/15/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_#GitEmSteveDaveRocks: Signaling with your arms is easy and very visible. Would you notice if a tiny yellow light started blinking on the back of a bike you were speeding by? I wouldn't. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    10/15/09

    @Stuart Axel Owen: Well, I walk with two LED flashing lights when I go walking. According to people I know, you can see them from about 1/2 mile off, so you see the flashing before you even see me. So yes, much like I notice them on cars and motorcycles, I would notice them here.

    I hope no motorcycle drivers drive around you, because you apparently ignore them. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake
    I wonder how bright it gets when I slam into some guy's mirror... Again. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake
    I remember reading an article in either Scientific American or Discover magazine where they were discussing making brake lights flash a certain pattern which makes the brain believe an object is coming at it, so it elicits a faster response. IIRC, they were thinking of putting it on buses so that in crowded streets, with constant stop and go, it would help avoid accidents. I wish I could find it or at least see if they ever put it in a product. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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    10/15/09

    In reply to Clever LED Bike Light Has an Accelerometer to Sense When You Brake
    On the geeky side, any idea whether an accelerometer uses energy as it is waiting for a change to communicate?

    The battery life on this is quite good and the design concept is fantastic. I am cheapskate, but when the price comes down on this concept I would make the investment for my late night bike rides to Taco Bell. #spooklightaccelerometerlight
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