This portable laser-generated bike lane is the neatest simple idea I’ve seen in a while. But is it for real, and is it for sale?
From Yanko Design:
Only a small fraction of streets have dedicated bike lanes, and with an installation cost of $5,000 - $50,000 per mile, we shouldn’t expect to find them everywhere anytime soon. LightLane projects a crisply defined virtual bike lane onto pavement, using a laser, providing the driver with a familiar boundary to avoid. With a wider margin of safety, bikers will regain their confidence to ride at night, making the bike a more viable commuting alternative.
Seriously though, what kind of gold-plated bike path costs $50,000 per mile?
2 responses so far ↓
1 Asher Vijay // Jan 21, 2009 at 10:34 pm
We’re off to see the wizard…
2 @humansindesign // Jul 17, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I think this is potentially harmful and blogged about why (from a human factors cognitive science perspective:
http://humansindesign.tumblr.com/post/7669018651/humans-in-the-design-of-bike-lights-for-night-time
Not just trolling. I also suggest some design changes that might be helpful.
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