Future motorcycle brake lights

[jlreeves]

I just read that Audi was going to project a "safe stopping distance" line from their rear fog lamps. Wouldn't it be great if vehicles projected stopping zone and blind spot areas on the ground.

In Georgia, these things would get you pulled over. No ground effect lights (or LEDs) when in motion.

[gnomad]

Originally Posted by jestephens

I don't understand why the symbol would be a streak though. If your eyeballs move with the image as you look at it, you would see the image. IMO. If you were behind such vehicle it would be right in front of you and you wouldn't even have to follow it with your eyes . . . right?

Thinking about it a little more you are probably right. Knowing my luck the person behind me would be watching the pretty bike symbol instead of where they were going and run right over me! LOL

[cnc]

Originally Posted by gnomad

Thinking about it a little more you are probably right. Knowing my luck the person behind me would be watching the pretty bike symbol instead of where they were going and run right over me! LOL

That probably is a real danger. Maybe a big punching glove on a actuator arm connected to the brake switch would be useful.

[Sin City Stan]

The link says that the light uses 3VDC. A small regulated converter could take the 13.6 down to that level. For only $30 this might be something I play around with. First I will check local State laws though.

[jestephens]

Originally Posted by Sin City Stan

The link says that the light uses 3VDC. A small regulated converter could take the 13.6 down to that level. For only $30 this might be something I play around with. First I will check local State laws though.

That price makes it hard not to.

See if you can also make it a light curtain and proximity- alarm

[Duff]

The only problem I would forsee... when I had a sportbike, I had a Clear Alternatives tail light that went flashy flashy and made cool designs and such... it was memorizing to stare at I thought... apparently others did too, I almost got rear ended SO many times when I had that tail light. As soon as I ditched it, I still got close to getting rear ended now and again, but not nearly as often as before.

I think this would have the same effect, people would see "shiny object" and wouldn't focus on the object said shiny object is coming from

[jestephens]

Originally Posted by Duff

The only problem I would forsee... when I had a sportbike, I had a Clear Alternatives tail light that went flashy flashy and made cool designs and such... it was memorizing to stare at I thought... apparently others did too, I almost got rear ended SO many times when I had that tail light. As soon as I ditched it, I still got close to getting rear ended now and again, but not nearly as often as before.

I think this would have the same effect, people would see "shiny object" and wouldn't focus on the object said shiny object is coming from

I took the strobes off my brake lights too, for the same reason