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Re:EV adoption in US is happening faster than predicted by ZeroGravitas on Monday September 05, 2022 @05:57AM (#32722439)
Yep, anything audio, like a whistle, shouting "ahoy there!", has less use these days and with tiny airpods being a thing now, it's not even possible to guess from a distance if someone is listening to music.

Possibly some kind of laser beam thing that sweeps the ground in front of you might work?

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Re:EV adoption in US is happening faster than predicted by darrenf on Monday September 05, 2022 @08:11AM (#32723388)
> Possibly some kind of laser beam thing that sweeps the ground in front of you might work?

That's what the TFL bikes in London do[0]:

"The Blaze Laserlight is fixed to the cycle frame and projects a green cycle-shaped image onto the ground around 6 metres ahead of the cycle."

[0] https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles/blaze-lase...

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Re:EV adoption in US is happening faster than predicted by ghaff on Monday September 05, 2022 @10:08AM (#32724462)
I don't really get the AirPod proliferation. Even if I'm in the woods by myself, much less on a busy path, I can't stand the disconnection from my environment.
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Re:EV adoption in US is happening faster than predicted by usrusr on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:30PM (#32726170)
Do you drive a lot? Drivers are very used to the audio disconnect.

Before I did my licence I was a firm believer in "no earbuds on the road", but after a few driving lessons I got so used to taking in the traffic situation with eyes only that I quickly converted to an earbuds all the time cyclist. A few years later I stopped driving so much and my cycling reverted to ears-always-open without me even noticing.

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Re:EV adoption in US is happening faster than predicted by ghaff on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:55PM (#32726421)
I drive regularly. Yes, there is some degree of audio disconnect in a car. I also have various mirrors and sensors of various types. And I'm hopefully paying more attention than if I'm just walking around.
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Re:EV adoption in US is happening faster than predicted by danielbln on Monday September 05, 2022 @02:58PM (#32727893)
You are also a lot less squishy inside of a car.
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