classic33
Leg End Member
"Car horn" for cyclists
"Obnoxious honking is no longer a luxury reserved strictly for those behind the wheel of a car or SUV. Beginning Monday, cyclists will also be able to lay on the horn, and ward off vehicles that accidentally swerve into their lane, cutting them off.
Jonathan Lansey, inventor of the “Loud Bicycle” horn, is getting ready to send out his first batch of the devices, an invention he concocted in 2012 that straps to the front of a bike and lets riders emit a loud honk to warn drivers that they are cruising close by.
“It’s been a long time, but it’s unbelievable that we are now sending them out [to customers],” said Lansey, a mechanical engineer and former Boston University student. “It sounds really great. I’m really excited to see what happens when we get all of these people out there with horns on their bikes, and see what the public reaction is.”
Two years ago, Lansey launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to pay for the production and design costs of the horns. He managed to raise more than $50,000 to support the endeavor, and anticipated sending out the horns to cyclists six months after he raised enough funding."
"Obnoxious honking is no longer a luxury reserved strictly for those behind the wheel of a car or SUV. Beginning Monday, cyclists will also be able to lay on the horn, and ward off vehicles that accidentally swerve into their lane, cutting them off.
Jonathan Lansey, inventor of the “Loud Bicycle” horn, is getting ready to send out his first batch of the devices, an invention he concocted in 2012 that straps to the front of a bike and lets riders emit a loud honk to warn drivers that they are cruising close by.
“It’s been a long time, but it’s unbelievable that we are now sending them out [to customers],” said Lansey, a mechanical engineer and former Boston University student. “It sounds really great. I’m really excited to see what happens when we get all of these people out there with horns on their bikes, and see what the public reaction is.”
Two years ago, Lansey launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to pay for the production and design costs of the horns. He managed to raise more than $50,000 to support the endeavor, and anticipated sending out the horns to cyclists six months after he raised enough funding."
. It's been a long time coming, because the project had numerous technical issues to deal with.
