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A Thoughtful Trucker Tries to Design a Safer Bike Light
The SeeMe offers wraparound illumination
Cyclists can be hard for motorists to see, particularly motorists in larger vehicles. British trucker Jay Singh observed this firsthand, having spent decades driving a hauling truck around the UK. Singh himself eventually took up cycling, and "after one too many close shaves while cycling in London [decided] to invent and design the safest light that can be made, making cyclists visible from all angles."
The problem, Singh reckoned, is that conventional bike lights are limited in their directionality:
His solution is to spread the light to the sides:
His SeeMe bike light design took five years to prototype, and includes HD cameras both front and rear. Footage is captured on the included SD cards.
I'm not sure this design adequately solves the problem, but I do like the thinking behind it. And particularly that Singh has experience on both sides of the visibility problem. Having spent that much time in a truck, he understands what makes cyclists difficult to see.
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The project is up on Kickstarter, with units going for $203 and expected to ship in December. At press time there were 27 days left to pledge in the nearly-funded campaign.
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As a cyclist I don't need better lights, I need more attentive drivers and safer roads.
PSA for cyclists; There are Driving Lights & Anti-Collision lights. 3000 lumens of a driving lights in the eyes is making enemies. Driving Lights are for the pavement. Anti-Collision Lights are to warn. Not piss drivers off.
Hi Alan
Possibly those lumens are spread out between the front and side? Even lights designed for trail riding aren't usually 3000lm, that's a lot of light. For riding on the road, ~1000lm is reasonable unless you're in the middle of nowhere, I'd say. One advantage for bike lights is they're a lot easier to angle down than headlights (like all the pickups and SUVs that blind me).
Hi Alan. The specification for our lights is:
Hi Alan
Apologies everyone for three answers to the same question, but they didn't show up on my screen until now.
This light looks ridiculous.... Dude is going to be annoyed when he sees it's been solved for $40 and 90% smaller.
Exactly, there is no need to make it this big, or this bright. It could be ring that goes around the stem, and around the seatpost. Literally just a silicone ring that is permanently mounted, with usb-c charge port. It wouldn't be in the way, and you wouldn't forget it, and it would add so much weight to the bike.
Hi thanks Zack W the Seeme Pro 360 appears larger than it actually is, as for copies we are glad that we have a international registered design & patent pending the first country to acknowledge this surprisingly was China so if someone wants to make a copy they best have a decent legal team & 90 percent smaller will be 90 percent less visible, 5 years R&D has gone into this concept where it is now the exact size where the Seeme Pro will be effective!
No one is copying your huge light, trust me...
I have used some lights / tailights that had side LEDs as well (Light in Motion makes several), ideally I think the 'side' should be amber (or at least not red - since that could confuse other road users the the bike was moving straight away from them, not across their path).
Combined with the white front light that also wraps around, observers should be able to get a pretty good idea of the bike's orientation and direction of motion.