{"id":2997,"date":"2008-04-13T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T04:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/04\/13\/led-cycling-jacket\/"},"modified":"2008-04-13T23:11:21","modified_gmt":"2008-04-14T04:11:21","slug":"led-cycling-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/04\/13\/led-cycling-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"LED cycling jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/newsimg.bbc.co.uk\/media\/images\/44556000\/jpg\/_44556816_pa_tech_reactiv416.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/newsbeat\/hi\/technology\/newsid_7340000\/7340963.stm\">BBC is reporting<\/a> on an award-winning prototype cycling jacket lined with LED lights that change from green to red depending on whether the cyclist is accelerating or braking. As well, the jacket also senses when the rider&#8217;s arm is extended and flashes amber to indicate a turn.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Michael Chen, 28, won a \u00a36,000 prize for his Reactiv cycle jacket, which changes colour as the cyclist brakes. <\/em><em> The inspiration for the jacket came from wanting to feel safer when cycling the streets of London.  <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> Chen said: &#8220;I cycled round London in the dark wearing my first prototype. It was a \u00a310 waterproof jacket with LEDs stuck on by gaffer tape.&#8221; <\/em><!-- E SF --><\/p>\n<p><em>He continued: &#8220;For the first time, I noticed that cars passed me more slowly, gave me more room, and that the drivers and passengers were even making eye contact.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As cycling becomes increasingly economically and environmentally attractive for a wider slice of the population, it&#8217;s likely we can expect more innovative inventions like this that would have a good chance to succeed if they made it to market.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to Siobhan O&#8217;Flynn for the tip. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC is reporting on an award-winning prototype cycling jacket lined with LED lights that change from green to red depending on whether the cyclist is accelerating or braking. As well, the jacket also senses when the rider&#8217;s arm is extended and flashes amber to indicate a turn. Michael Chen, 28, won a \u00a36,000 prize<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/04\/13\/led-cycling-jacket\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;LED cycling jacket&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4004,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[965,3480,359,8694,8693],"class_list":["post-2997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bikes","tag-cyclist","tag-gbp","tag-london","tag-michael-chen","tag-siobhan-oflynn"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LED cycling jacket - Spacing Toronto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/04\/13\/led-cycling-jacket\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LED cycling jacket - Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The BBC is reporting on an award-winning prototype cycling jacket lined with LED lights that change from green to red depending on whether the cyclist is accelerating or braking. 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