Bicycling
If only policymakers could fully experience the pervasive problem of drivers passing too closely to cyclists perhaps they’d find a way to stop the deadly practice and get victims justice.
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These riders in Germany attached pool noodles to their bicycles to demonstrate a safe passing distance for cars. Now, advanced tech could help stop close passes altogether. If only policymakers could fully experience the pervasive problem of drivers passing too closely to cyclists perhaps they’d find a way to stop the deadly practice and get victims justice. A 3-D rendering of the Cyclesafe prototypeGraphic: Dr. Daniel Latt, University of Arizona That’s the idea behind a new camera technology that was developed at two Arizona universities — a handlebar-mounted "dash cam" for bikes that automatically captures images, location data, and other critical evidence when it senses a vehicle has passed too closely to a cyclist.The footage and data are then uploaded to an app that automatically detects key details like license plate numbers and whether the driver has violated a state’s minimum passing distance law. Cyclists can then download that data and submit it to law enforcement as potential evidence.And as more camera users record more infractions over time, the app will be able to generate a map of close-passing "hot spots," which advocates could use to push for safety interventions, or simply to prove how pervasive close passes […]
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