Hi tech motorcycle helmet"> Hi tech motorcycle helmet

“A British design graduate has come up with a way to make the road a safer place for motorbike riders, using technology originally developed for jet fighter pilots. Piers Tucker, 24, of Yorkshire, has created a motorbike helmet that is fitted with GPS technology, which displays information about what speed the bike is traveling. The device means that the driver does not have to take their eyes off the road to monitor their speed. Tucker says the idea is based on “Heads Up Display” systems used by fighter pilots.”

That’s the plan. Here’s the problem. Most people don’t check their speed if they’re driving in traffic. They tend to travel at the speed of the traffic around them, keeping distances between vehicles relative. In the meantime, the HUD becomes a distraction. When they’re alone on a road, many driver’s will check their speed to determine how much they’re exceeding the speed limit –some to keep from doing it by too much and others for the other reason entirely. In the later case, the HUD becomes an enabling device and still a distraction. Driving on a highway is infinitly different than flying a plane.

Nice try, but sometimes technology isn’t the answer.

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