Apparatus 1 for encouraging safer driving comprises a computer processor configured to: identify, from vehicle proximity data, vehicle overtaking events in which a predetermined vehicle overtaking manoeuvre criterion is met; record image data to a data storage device; identify two different periods of time, one in which the predetermined overtaking criterion is met, and one in which it is not; transmit image data such that the pixel rate of the data has a first predetermined value for the first periods of time, and a lower or zero value for the second periods of time. The device 1 may be used particularly for a bicycle 8, in order to measure how closely and/or the speed at which vehicles 10 overtake, and send this data for it to be used to discourage dangerous overtaking (e.g. the server may identify the licence plate number and share this data with vehicle insurance companies). The device 1 preferably measures both the proximity and speed of an overtaking vehicle, and calculates a safety assessment based upon an algorithm. Also claimed is an accessory for a bicycle, arranged to be attached to the bicycle in use, comprising a vehicle proximity detector and an audible/visual read out. The read-out outputted the proximity data in such a way that a camera attached to the bicycle may record said output.
Bicycle safety apparatus and methods
09.05.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |