One of our group members had a hospitalization after a car and bike collision at a roadway intersection. This inspired our mission to decrease the risk of injury while biking and increase biker-driver awareness on the road.
Problem Scope
Our goal is to create a bike safety system that helps bike riders:
Avoid getting hit by vehicles at intersections and when they merge onto lanes, typically at right hand turns
Signal to drivers in a manner in which they can recognize
25% of accidents occurred while cycling on the roadway
29% of collisions occurred while cycling in a crosswalk/intersection
40% of motor vehicle drivers involved in cyclist collisions were involved in improper driving actions with the most frequent being “Failed To Yield Right of Way”
38% of drivers were noted as inattentive during collisions.
