LED glove “could save bikers' lives”

**NordieBoy** · 21st April 2011, 09:38

Originally Posted by scumdog

And our stone-age Harleys have them too.

"Design feature" or "Vibration induced"?

**BMWST?** · 22nd April 2011, 13:34

i preety sure i am gonna get a LEd daylight running lamp,the ol gs doenst like running around town with the headlight on

**Grahameeboy** · 24th April 2011, 21:13

Problem for HD riders is that the glove will make them look like Gary Glitter

**Gone Burger** · 24th April 2011, 21:17

Originally Posted by scracha

Mibby walking before you can run, telling someone where you're riding (if you're going somewhere remote) and carrying a mobile phone would be a far easier solution.

Did all that matey... got well lost, and cell phone had little reception and battery after 5 hours use was dying. Plus I wasn't cohearant enough to really talk on the phone, and made no sense to the rescuers. They knew my area, and if I had something illuminated on me, would have been picked up much earlier. got picked up after 5 hours after 9pm, and wouldnt have lasted much longer.

**mulletman** · 25th April 2011, 00:04

Seen a bike for the first time with LEDs sorta wrapped around the handgards at dusk tonite very effective, bike looked like a traily with storm gards on.

**Urano** · 25th April 2011, 07:28

Originally Posted by Bob

I never even saw him.

the problem of bike perception depends on the fact that we are a "one lamp only" light source.
with the lack of a relative point a single light is a comprehension mess, as you cannot understand easily the direction of the light, the speed of the light, and even if the light is moving or not.
Peugeot made studies, years ago, and found that the situation would dramatically improve with a light at the end of a pair of meter high pole on the bike.
would you go around with a pole on your bike? someone would find it funny...

conclusion: those gloves are very useful if you need to pee at night and have difficulties finding your trousers zip...

**Urano** · 25th April 2011, 07:29

Originally Posted by mulletman

Seen a bike for the first time with LEDs sorta wrapped around the handgards at dusk tonite very effective, bike looked like a traily with storm gards on.

remember, you saw him because you are a biker.
your brain understand the possibility that something similar to a bike could be on the road.
you would have seen it anyway...

**schrodingers cat** · 25th April 2011, 07:47

Don't stop there

**hardy-DAYTONA** · 27th April 2011, 10:36

Originally Posted by schrodingers cat

Don't stop there

I would love to have a 'Tron' bike

I do think that it's better to be more visible whilst riding, and this glove COULD save lives. But most motorcycle vs car accidents are caused by the car driver not paying attention and pulling out infront of a motorcyclist.

People always blame motorbikes

**varminter** · 27th April 2011, 20:15

I got one of those 'Light Bullets' on each of the hand guards on the Strom.Was thinking of a strip of LEd's also. Anyone know of some reasonable priced waterproof one's?