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Friday, January 16, 2009

Bikes Portable Bike Lanes—Now with LASERS!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:46 AM

Sure, Portland has a shit-ton of bike lanes. BUT THEY'RE NOT EVERYWHERE. Now Altitude Inc. has developed Light Lane— a system which projects a virtual bike lane around your cycle to fool drivers into not running over your ass. LASERS! BIKES! Oh, the myriad of evil applications. Check out more here!

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Hat tips to BuzzFeed!

 

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sure it looks cool and all, but really this only helps pedestrians, other cyclists and SUVs without their lights on to see you.

i'll take a couple of blinkies over lasers any day.
Posted by JakeM on January 16, 2009 at 12:04 PM · Report
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Hey dude in the picture, a helmet would be cheaper I bet.
Posted by kungfu on January 16, 2009 at 1:08 PM · Report
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kungfu, laser-encrusted helmets are actually pretty expensive these days. I'll be interested to see what happens, though, once Obama's stimulus package goes through.
Posted by ROM on January 16, 2009 at 1:17 PM · Report
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I got a good alternative to laser bike lanes--how about riding on the dedicated cycling streets. Is there really any need to ride down say, Division, during rush hour when mostly car-free Clinton is a mere block away?
Posted by jake on January 16, 2009 at 1:33 PM · Report
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@Jake. I have a special hatred for people who bike on SE 39th Ave. At least Division has a semblence of a shoulder lane.
Posted by Graham on January 16, 2009 at 1:49 PM · Report
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@ jake & Graham: WORD.

And could pedestrians get a crosswalk laser? Then there would never be any more jaywalking, ever!
Posted by Joneser on January 16, 2009 at 3:45 PM · Report
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Great if the cyclist stays to the side of the road. I'm a cyclist myself but witness no end of asshole bikers who think they own the road and would have their own private bike lane right down the middle of the street.
Posted by Beer Batter on January 16, 2009 at 4:34 PM · Report
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That fucking sweet! Probably mostly useless, but fucking sweet!
Posted by Will Radik on January 16, 2009 at 8:49 PM · Report

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