Backtracker: an early warning system for the cyclist on the car back Bashny.Net

Habré, probably quite a few people who regularly ride a bike on the road. Well, if there is a track for cyclists, but more often than not, but the attitude of motorists towards cyclists not always be called respectful.

As a result, cyclists are often faced with a situation where the car appears as if from nowhere, and the noise drives past, almost knocking the fan cycling on roads. And mirrors for steering / helmet not always help.

To make driving safer system was established Backtracker, advance warning of the approaching cyclist behind cars.

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How does it work? B> h4>
The system consists of two modules, the rear, which is attached near / instead of back lights or LEDs, and front, which is attached to the steering wheel.

The rear module is equipped with an LED and mikroradarom (developer claims that this mikroradar modeled on military devices) able to accurately estimate the distance to the object. The maximum distance of the radar - 140 meters.

With regard to the LEDs, the rear module flashes when approaching the vehicle, and thus more and brighter than the closest vehicle. Thus, attention is drawn to the bike motorist and distance (for example, a motorist talking on the phone, distracted, etc.).

Front module shows the speed of the approaching vehicle and the distance to the car (the module has its own system of indicators that can be called intuitive).

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System Specifications: h4>

The maximum distance for detection of cars: 140 m; The maximum speed of cars to operate the system: 160 km / h; LED Brightness: 40 lumens; li > Weight of the front module: 50g; Weight of the rear module: 80g; Battery life: 8:00 Data Transfer: Bluetooth LTE < /
Charge batteries via a USB data cable, all as usual.