This clever 'Light Lane' design from Alex Tee and Evan Gant of Altitude Inc projects a bike path onto roadways directly from the bicycle. The red laser boundaries are easy to see at night, and are far cheaper than the $5,000-$50,000 per mile fee Altitude cites as the installation cost of the dedicated bike lanes that adorn a portion of city streets.
The Light Lane would be a fantastic way to safeguard cyclists and make nighttime bicycling a more feasible mode of metropolitan transportation.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Laser-projected Bike Paths
- The trend for innovation in bike safety.
- Nighttime Biking
- The increasing trend for biking during the night.
- Affordable Bike Infrastructure
- The trend for more affordable and accessible bike infrastructure.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Transportation
- There are opportunities for disruptive innovation in making bike transportation safer and more accessible.
- Infrastructure
- The laser-projected bike lanes are a more efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional bike lanes and could be adopted by infrastructure companies.
- Technology
- Innovations in the use of lasers and other technology can be applied to improve bike safety and infrastructure.
