Civil Engineering Professor Panos D. Prevedouros, PhD discusses his opinions on infrastructure issues with emphasis on the City and County of Honolulu.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Bicycling at Night? Make Your Own Lane!
Friday Bonus: Not a completed product but not a Photoshop creation either. To be effective, the biker must be a steady one. More info here: http://www.altitudeinc.com/downloads/021609_bikelane_Boston.pdf
Interesting - but if the drivers aren't looking at the bikers to begin with, how can we assume that they'll even notice the laser projection on the ground?
Hawaii has quite a few trucks, and a LOT of lifted Toyota trucks. Those guys probably can't see the bumper of a car unless it's way out in front of them, let alone a bicycle projecting something on the ground behind them.
Interesting concept, that's for sure. Unfortunately I can't work out in my head that it'd be effective in a real-world application.
Dr. Panos Prevedouros is Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was Department Chair (2015-2020) and Graduate Program Chair (1998-2003). PhD (1990) and M.S. (1987) in transportation engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Diploma in Engineering (1985), Aristotle University, Greece. Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP, 2017.) Chair of Freeway & Connected Automated Vehicles Simulation Subcommittee of the Transportation Research Board (2005-2020). Expertise in traffic engineering, intelligent transportation systems, demand forecasting, driverless technologies, energy production, life-cycle analysis and sustainable infrastructure. Has published over 210 technical articles and reports, and co-authored the internationally adopted textbook Transportation Engineering and Planning (Prentice Hall, 1993 and 2001.) Prevedouros received roughly 20% of the vote as candidate for mayor of Honolulu in 2008 and 2010.
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Interesting - but if the drivers aren't looking at the bikers to begin with, how can we assume that they'll even notice the laser projection on the ground?
Hawaii has quite a few trucks, and a LOT of lifted Toyota trucks. Those guys probably can't see the bumper of a car unless it's way out in front of them, let alone a bicycle projecting something on the ground behind them.
Interesting concept, that's for sure. Unfortunately I can't work out in my head that it'd be effective in a real-world application.
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