Bikes in the Fast Lane: When Relying On Technology Gets You In Trouble - The Navigon Case plus 2 more

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• When Relying On Technology Gets You In Trouble - The Navigon Case
• Idea: Increase Your Safety With These Vololights Motorcycle Plates - Nifty!
• France: Electric And Hybrid Vehicles Gather Public Support

When Relying On Technology Gets You In Trouble - The Navigon Case Posted: 22 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT #GPS #Navigon #TomTom - I'll be the first to admit it, I am technology lover; I used technology whenever it becomes available. When decades ago the first portable GPS came out, I immediately took to it like a fish takes to water. The GPS was very simple, it just pointed to the way point you specified, but on a motorcycle, it was heaven sent. All I needed to do was try to stay on route to where the arrow was pointing. A few years later, the GPS actually told you to turn left or right, making it even easier to use on a motorcycle. Now, GPS has 3D maps, traffic reports, speed camera locations, and where you can find the closest McDonalds. Recently, you don't need dedicated equipment anymore, a smartphone with the right app will do the trick. So, I have become more and more reliant on this kind of technology, to the point of blindly trusting my GPS. I run an iPhone with the Navigon GPS app (owned by Garmin). It has its quirks, and at times on rides it makes me go a "strange" direction, but usually no harm, no foul. But that illusion just got shattered last week .......... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

Idea: Increase Your Safety With These Vololights Motorcycle Plates - Nifty! Posted: 22 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT #Safety #Vololights #Kickstarter - You'd have thought that almost anything that can increase our safety on a motorcycle has already been invented, but you'd be wrong. Two bright motorcycle riders in the USA have come up with a great safety product that will not cost you a fortune, nor hours spent installing it. Currently a Kickstart project looking for funding (help them out by donating a few bucks), Vololights is a smartly designed product that can, and probably will, save you from being rear-ended. It has always been one of my fears when riding my motorcycle; when you decelerate your bike by just letting go of the throttle, or by downshifting, your motorcycle slows down faster than a car would, but with no warning to car drivers. If the car driver is not paying attention, like most of them don't, your sudden deceleration will catch them by surprise, and boooom, before you know it at the very least they'll kiss your rear end. It might sound dirty to you, but it's super dangerous. Many motorcycles have found themselves in the ditch,or worse, because the car behind them didn't see them decelerating. The Vololights is a license plate that replaces your current one........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

France: Electric And Hybrid Vehicles Gather Public Support Posted: 21 May 2013 11:00 PM PDT #Statistics #Survey #Electric #Ecological - After a recent study of the French market, the survey shows that the French as a nation support in rather large numbers the use of electric or hybrid cars and motorcycles. A survey conducted of some 2,000 people shows that 38% of them would purchase a hybrid vehicle if they had the financial means to do so. That's 15% up over the previous year. 18% of the surveyed said they'd like to purchase an electrical vehicles, up over 2011 when that figure was only 8%........... ...........Click on the headline to continue reading this story....... ...

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