Most drivers that have a near miss with a cyclist will just lean on the horn or shout obscenities. And if it happens in New York, then they’ll probably do both. But Orly Ramirez decided to do something more constructive. He built the Brooklyn Bicycle Brake Safety Light. He then went on to make the weirdest (and possibly best) Kickstarter video ever:
Orly’s invention is simple. It’s a brake light that activates when you pull on a cable that runs from the lamp housing. You don’t yank this yourself — instead the cable clamps to your brake cable, and is therefore pulled every time you slow down.
Unfortunately, the only thing Orly has to show us in return for our Kickstarter pledges is a hand-made prototype which doesn’t resemble his final design. The actual lamp, we are promised, will have the brake light in the center and flanked by a pair of regular lamps for safe night riding. Also, as the light is at the rear, it’ll only work when you use the rear brake, making it less than fully accurate.
Still, it’s worth watching Orly’s video to see his long and rambling pitch. Keep watching until the end, when you see his awesome son demoing the light in a pitch-black street. This section is like a cross between The Shining and the Blair Witch Project. Shiver.
Brooklyn Bicycle Brake Safety Light [Kickstarter]
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