Designed by a cyclist, Useeme Bicycle Turn Signals target reducing accidents at intersections in urban areas where approximately 75% of bicycling accidents occur.
When a rider uses a hand signal to indicate a turn, a wristband on that arm lights up. A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) motion sensor detects the hand movements and continuously adapts to the wearer’s hand position on any kind of handlebar. Flashing orange LEDs visible on all sides of the wrist enable others on the road to readily see the person’s hand signals.
Sponsors of an IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign have access to the first 2,000 pairs of the bicycle wristbands
For more information about the Useeme wristbands including funding, click here.
William K. says
The benefit of the illuminated wristband is based on the presumption that the vehicle driver sees the bicyclist and that the driver is paying attention. Those presumptions are not valid in a large number of instances. The attentive drivers may be more able to see the signals, which would be a benefit, but most collisions are caused by driver inattention, rather than any other reason.