From: gherold@teachspin.com
On Sunday, February 24, 2019 at 7:10:33 PM UTC-5, John Larkin wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:03:49 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill
> wrote:
>
> >> >The Bike Shield app never caught on because of spotty data in scenic
areas. Also some cyclists don't like posting their GPS.
> >> >
> >> >A transponder is the same thing as a bike light except it's at radio
frequencies, works around curves day or night, and motor vehicles tune in to
the frequency posted on the "Share the Road; Get Cyclist Alerts At AM 1090"
sign.
> >> >
> >> >It would require a dedicated receiver but it would be nice to give the
motorist a clue as to the distance to the cyclist around the curve, hidden
behind trees, so 3 different frequencies at 3 different power levels could
more or less indicate 3
different ranges, 40 - 50 m, 25-35m and 5-20 m.
> >> >
> >> >The GA needs an idea of the cost on a production run basis.
> >
> >> Are you proposing that every vehicle and every person have a
> >> transponder?
> >
> >If you just wanted to go with one frequency for one range, say 30 m, then
the motorist could, if he wanted, tune into the AM channel posted on the
CalTrans sign just like getting traffic and other information.
> >
> >Even with the 3 range system it could still be totally voluntary for both
cyclists and motorists. The motorist could opt out of the dedicated receiver
and not tune in to AM either.
>
> Cool. You'd be actively training drivers to kill the peds and cyclists
> who don't have transponders.
First no driver will tune in... but if I do, I get a beep beep beep on my
radio? That tells me a biker is nearby but nothing else. A light or
flashing light will be much better for the biker... and asks nothing
of the driver.
Now if we could equip all the deer around here with transponders.....
George H.
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> John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc
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> lunatic fringe electronics
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