Bikes and RFID
Projto “See-Mi” usa etiquetas RFID que avisam aos motoristas, através dos sinais de trânsito, quando um ciclista está passando pela intesecção em ruas da Dinamarca. O sistema é colocado em cruzamentos perigosos. O post é do TreeHugger (via Purse Lips Square Jaw
“(…)The Danish city of Grenå will pay to install battery-driven RFIDs (battery life is supposed to be about 6 years) in the steering columns of 300 residents’ bikes, and put receivers at seven intersections considered to be the most dangerous. When a cyclist approaches, the RFID sends a signal to the traffic light which turns on a flashing ‘cyclist’ sign at eye height to warn drivers, especially drivers of big rigs, that they should check for bikes before making a right-hand turn.(…)”