When it comes to car-on bike-accidents, the difference between minor or major injury (or avoiding a collision at all) can come down to fractions of a second. That’s the speed of instinct. The problem, ...
Ringing a bike bell to warn off a car driver is worse than doing nothing, because at least doing nothing won’t make you feel angry and impotent. Honking a car horn, on the other hand, will make a ...
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 ...
In the war of attrition between bicyclists and motorists, Jonathan Lansey has just upped the arms race. The 28-year-old engineer has designed a small, compact bicycle horn as loud as anything on the ...
You may have noticed that we talk a fair share about bikes, and the tragic death of a B.U. student Christopher Weigl last week had several of us chatting about the how the incident put us on edge. We ...
The aptly named Loud Bicycle is a project that’s creating a horn for bicyclists that lets them be as loud as cars, so cars treat them with more respect. Despite a proliferation of bike lanes and other ...
A UK insurance company has found the perfect way for pedestrians and drivers to resent cyclists even more. It’s created the Hornster bicycle which features a triumvirate of horns on the handle bars ...
This product gets the truth-in-advertising award, if nothing else. It’s a loud bicycle horn, a freakin’-loud horn, 125 decibels. Sounds just like a car horn and is sure to get the attention of the ...
Anyone who rides a bicycle in any sort of urban environment knows the dangers of inattentive motorists. That tiny bell on your handlebars is great if you want to get the attention of a pedestrian or ...
It’s no secret that cyclists are at a disadvantage when sharing the roads with motorized vehicles – not only do bikes offer less in the way of protection and speed than cars, but drivers often don’t ...
Ride a bike? Cars not giving you the respect you deserve? Add the Thunder Horn, the electronic bike horn that boops at 115 decibels. In comparison, a Jet Plane is 120db, a chainsaw is 115db, and a car ...