Battleship will protect cyclists

 





Europe is experiencing a Cycling boom.

The progressive capital of the European Union is actively implementing bike paths and highways, preferring the two-wheeled transport in all parts of the cities. In addition to positive effects, this increase in the intensity of bike traffic in the city inevitably leads to an increase in the number of injured cyclists who have become parties to the accident. Especially dangerous is collision with road transport. In this case, the driver of two-wheeled transport suffers much stronger.

The allocation of dedicated Cycling lanes on roads is usually done with paint, and for the motorist, the band often just looks like another lane, and they often cross it. Physical separation of lanes cyclists is expensive and sometimes simply not possible. New device aims to solve this problem.





In London on the border lanes and lanes for bicycles began to establish "Armadillo" — an artificial hill-separators of recycled plastic in the form of a shell of the ship.

Plastic armadillos are brightly colored and clearly visible as motorists and cyclists, the cyclist can easily drive between them and continue on his belt in a more comfortable environment, while for the motorist it is quite unpleasant and physically tangible obstacle.

I continue to hope that someday our cities care enough about cyclists, and today, unfortunately, it is the most powerless member of the urban traffic flow. Stay healthy and alert!



 

Source: facepla.net