From: bretcahill@aol.com   
      
   > > > > Beacons/transponders would greatly alleviate the problem.   
   > >   
   > > > I have a bright idea - make it instantly universally compatible by using   
   light instead of radio waves :)   
   > >   
   > > If Caltrans put up reflectors on curves, that would help at night, same as   
   Bluetooth day or night.   
   > >   
   > > But it would be easier to just use AM which can make it around the curve   
   natcherally and be picked up day or night by tuning into the right channel.   
   >   
   >    Do you really expect people to drive around with an AM radio  on,   
      
   In China motorists will often throw it in reverse to finish off the cyclist so   
   he cannot sue.   Most U.S. drivers don't want to sideswipe a cyclist.   
      
   Insurance companies would pass out $3 dedicated receivers along with their $12   
   fire extinguishers.   
      
   The state requires brakes, windshields and other safety features.  That should   
   be done here as well.   
      
   > not tuned to a broadcast transmitter in these days of electrical noise from   
   so many switching power supplies? Even those damned LED traffic signals   
   radiate noise. In rural areas, I can pick it up before I see the lights. At   
   times, over a mile.   
      
   > With just a  crap Part 15 transmitter, what good is it? You have no idea   
   where it is coming from.   
      
   I've never seen it anywhere else but Klamath river road has a light the   
   cyclist activates by pushing a button to warn motorists over a several km   
   stretch of road.  I'm not sure how it gets turned off but 30 - 50 m would be   
   much more accurate.   
      
   > Did that 'excited guy at the FCC' explain the costs to approve a system like   
   this to you?   
      
   That's what he was enthusiastic about.  The individual transmitters would not   
   need a license and could be sold like any other consumer electronics.   
      
   > Around here, areas where people ride bikes there would be more than one   
   signal.   
      
   Then motorists would know to drive even slower.  Moreover, a lot of cyclists   
   know it's 15X more dangerous at night and don't cycle.   
      
   Finally, if you have a lot of cyclists at all times of the day and night, they   
   should eventually be able to get a bike lane.   
      
   In the meantime . . .   
      
   > How long do you think that people would put up with the noise and false   
   alarms? AM radios don't have a squelch, and newer car radios are often FM only.   
      
   Most believe an occasional false positive would be better that ever hitting   
   anyone.  This is particularly true with tourists on scenic roads.  It's easy   
   for a driver to get distracted by 9 m waves.   
      
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   Bret Cahill   
      
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