Why videoing your bike ride will help us all - pre-meet on Vision Zero 7pm
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About this event
Zoom Link - the link will also be sent 2 days, 2 hours and finally 10 mins before the meeting starts.
We will be running a Cyclox members-only pre-meeting from 7-7:30pm to update you on our progress for Vision Zero.
In 2020, OnSee (formerly Pelation) ran a cycling 'near miss' prevention project using a bike-mounted dashcam (REBO) in Oxford.
Oxford was selected as a test bed for the trial of this technology due to its size, abundance of cyclists, and general sentiments regarding existing cycle infrastructure. Pedal and Post used the dashcam to ensure the safety of their team members and accountability of those moving around their cycle couriers.
The pilot results we sorted into eight key categories:
- Close Pass - vehicle passing cyclists too close, below 1.5m
- Traffic Violation - illegally parked vehicles, cars driving in taxi/bus lane, traffic light violations
- Obstruction to Cycle Lane - indicating parked car or other obstruction to cycle lanes
- Hook or Space Invasion - Manoeuvres causing evasive action or near contact
- Heavy Traffic - cyclist filtering through heavy traffic
- Other Infrastructure Issues - bad cycle lane design or no cycle lane available
- Other Issues - other miscellaneous incidents such as cars passing at a dangerous place (eg. pedestrian crossing or blind bend), ‘scary’ passing
- Unknown - No incident was identified
Crispian Poon (Director, OnSee) will tell us how this system works, what the next steps are and how this technology will make cycling safer.
For more about the Oxford trial see: Eyes on the Road: Reshaping the Future of Cycling Cities
OnSee (formerly Pelation) is a cycle technology company founded in 2019 that deploys innovative design and engineering to eliminate sustainable mobility barriers.