Dora: just what you always wanted, a helmet with indicators

[gaz]

 

[ufkacbln]

Feel sorry for that bloke - his helmet may have saved his head but he appears to have lost his arms, legs and torso in a tragic accident!

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

Feel sorry for that bloke - his helmet may have saved his head but he appears to have lost his arms, legs and torso in a tragic accident!

I thought RTR showed that helmets reduced leg injuiries?

 

[fossyant]

DORA, more like DORK !

 

[mcshroom]

Can't see the video (blocked at work) but surely when you do a shoulder check before turning you will then be signalling in the opposite direction?

 

[4F]

 

[glasgowcyclist]

I don't like it A) because I'm not a helmet wearer and B) oddly, its indicators don't appear to be visible from the front.

(Nor did I like the tone of the opening paragraph here > http://www.dvice.com/2013-2-26/dora-bike-helmet-comes-built-turn-indicators )

A lot of cyclists are festooned with blinking LEDs, making it difficult for others to interpret them as mere markers or something that tells others of their intention to change direction.

I don't think drivers associate flashing lights on a bike as any form of indicator and adding a set of lights to a helmet won't make things any clearer, particularly when the head moves around so much with shoulder checks etc.

I'll stick to good old-fashioned, clear arm signals and proper positioning.

GC

 

[jonny jeez]

The irony of the product name hasn't escaped me!

Doorings are clearly not a consideration for the designer.

 

[HLaB]

Road.cc had it (the helmet) last week, as a concept its interesting but has there actually been an example of bike signals working/selling successfully ?

 

[Kins]

Unless it has " I am turning right/left" blinking in 2 foot neon lights I am not sure motorists would take any notice of it tbh.

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Should have included a decelerometer that'd work as a brake light

LEDs are taking over the world