Middle School Student's bike-related survey

[srcarter]

A friend's son made this survey as part of a middle school science fair project. It takes about 2 minutes and asks about a project he envisions for bike safety. If you have a couple of minutes to spare, I am sure he could use some more responses:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3XFTVSV?fbclid=IwAR1-yvWKlyxwd5fQu6e_wQlQ3Cv6dFUBpVTap97NeDyf6iDQ7GtJK6 aPew0

[jtakeda]

Done and done.

Man I’d be beeping constantly

[srcarter]

Done and done.

Man I’d be beeping constantly

I had the same thought, but I think we ride the same roads around the East Bay. Thanks for doing that!

[AngryScientist]

done.

if he is not familiar with garmin's radar system, he should take a look. lots of people who use it seem to like it.

edit: not knocking his ideas, just more food for thought for him.

happy to hear of a youngster's interest in cycling and cycling safety.

cheers.

[SlowPokePete]

I did it, too.

Agree with Nick that it's nice to see a MS student interested in bikes...

actually anything not connected to staring at a screen.

SPP

[Clancy]

Please post results when he’s done

[Louis]

From a potential user's perspective, I would wonder about "false positives."

Would the device beep anytime it sensed a car approaching from behind, or would it only do it if it projected with X degree of confidence that the cyclist might be hit? If it did it for every car that would be annoying, and I'd be unlikely to use it. If it tried to assess the degree of the threat and behaved accordingly, that would be a much more difficult technical challenge.

[oldpotatoe]

done..:)

[commonguy001]

Done

Side note, I don’t like riding without my Varia.

[charliedid]

Done

[dsimon]

i done too

[Drmojo]

Done and done.

Man I’d be beeping constantly

My buddy would be constantly beeping: HR zone, Strava segments etc
Not sure I would want more beeps. I only get text alerts from my girls
Modern life is full of noise pollution
But I took survey
Smart helmets y’all!

[XXtwindad]

Done.

[Davist]

I'm a varia guy, so kinda already covered.. I do like it, even with (the new one) false positives from other riders occasionally.

[tctyres]

I said my biggest fear is getting hit from behind as that's the most common way for a cyclist to be hit. A vehicle changes the odds and type of injury by a lot.

That said, over the past few years, I can think of being hit one time out of about 4 or 5 of going down. The other 3-4 times, I went down solo. It takes a lot to get rid of the "crash fear" after going down.

[makoti]

Done

[CSKeller]

Done. :)

[avalonracing]

Hell if it beeped every time a car going 50 mph got within 18" of me it would be going many times each ride. No, I'm not exaggerating.

[grateful]

Done

[Hawker]

Done and good luck!

[BlueFly]

Survey complete

[joev]

Done. Made me ponder a bit...after hitting 40 mph in a group today.

[marciero]

Definitely getting hit from behind as greatest fear. I said I feel "fairly safe" or whatever the middle response was.
While it may be nice to know when a car is approaching, assuming you cant already hear it, I'm not sure a beeping device or even the varia radar enhances safety.

[fignon's barber]

Done. Maybe we'll see him on Shark Tank one day.

[Louis]

The obvious question to me is this: If so many cyclists answer "being hit from behind" is the greatest fear, (same answer I gave) then why do so few use mirrors? (I don't use one either) Is it purely due to the "negative geek factor" or are there other reasons?

[Hawker]

The obvious question to me is this: If so many cyclists answer "being hit from behind" is the greatest fear, (same answer I gave) then why do so few use mirrors? (I don't use one either) Is it purely due to the "negative geek factor" or are there other reasons?

That's how I answered and a bit embarrassed to say that the geek factor is probably 75% of the reason why. However as I get older and more in love with my grandchidren...I'm giving it serious consideration. It is weird that the advice I give is not always the advice I take. :rolleyes:

[Hawker]

Done. Maybe we'll see him on Shark Tank one day.

Love that program. And The Profit as well.

[XXtwindad]

The obvious question to me is this: If so many cyclists answer "being hit from behind" is the greatest fear, (same answer I gave) then why do so few use mirrors? (I don't use one either) Is it purely due to the "negative geek factor" or are there other reasons?

The same reasons NBA players don't shoot free throws like this. Sad but true.

[bikingshearer]

Survey complete.

I do wear a mirror. I wear other stuff to look cool, but the geekiness of the mirror doesn't bother me. FWIW, the mirror is not the be-all end-all. It helps, but it doesn't cover all situations. Eyes, ears and mind on what you're doing is still required. Too many drivers don't so that so we have to.

[gasman]

The same reasons NBA players don't shoot free throws like this. Sad but true.

Yea and shooting underhand he made 89% of his free throws. Heck, MJ only made 83%.

No, I didn't know those stats off the top of my head.

Yes, I do wear a mirror but only about 20% of the time.

[alancw3]

done.