CycleSecure

About 

The Problems: 

• City infrastructure built around cars

• Driver negligence

• Poor visibility on bikes

• Cyclists not being seen by cars

• Inconvenient and inaccessible bike safety equipment

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• Bikers FEAR doing what they love

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Outreach:

• Bikers (commuters, recreational)

  • Ben and Alan Farmer, Ed Nolan, Mark Hofmeister ​

• Bike Shops/Clubs

  • Brady Rizzardi (Pitt Cycling Club), Eric Boerer (BikePGH), Ian (BikeTek)​

• Other Users

  • Armin Samii (dashcam.bike), Alison, Treaster (velo.ai), Lt. Brooke Riley (Pitt Police)

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Our Solution:

• VISIBILITY

  • ​Seeing and being seen is the most important part of bike safety

  • Mirror attachment with two turn signals, extended out from the normal width of the bike for higher visibility and easily accessible buttons for simple signaling

• ACCESSIBILTY​

  • Age, ability, and adaptability pose significant issues for users current safety products

  • rearview mirror is adaptable to different bike types and reduces need for user to have to physically turn

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Who It Helps:

According to our interviewees and research:

• Bikers→ seeing cars, minimizing risks for commuters, making access & use of safety equipment easy

• Drivers→more likely to see bikers, draws focus to the road, helps minimize crash risk with bikers

• The environment→encourages eco-friendly transport

And the most important thing: it helps people get back to doing what they love without fear

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Final Report Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tdiSsohiwwqxf33VAmtxl2x-ga5TZjD6AwTJYY-fDN0/edit?usp=sharing 
 

Video Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/B8-fNVLOEJQ 

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Presentation Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1429b3jnCaQw0FYFuce6sT7rSoPc4N-Q1LAaCZRO_mRg/edit?usp=sharing 

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Poster:

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