#NO BUTTON #LIFE SAVER #SAFER COMMUNICATION
HOÉ bracelet is an AUTOMATIC turning indicator to EDUCATE cyclist to raise their arms before turning and increase cycling SECURITY in developping road users communication.
#NO BUTTON ON/OFF:
Yes, some flashing device for bycile exist but they all need to press a switch button before turning and are not well identify by car drivers as turning indicators.
In addition, even if they are equiped with existing tuning device, cyclists are still using their arms to indicate naturally that they are going to turn right or left.
So, HOÉ is the first natural truning indicator light device for cyclists as it is automatic. It has been conceived and build so as to be light ON and OFF automatically, no push button need to light it ON or OFF.
# LIFE SAVER
Cycling can be indeed fun but it can be dangerous too.
When I was 17 years old, I had a serious car accident as I were on a my dad bike. The girl though I was turning, but I was not. I was stuck under the car for all the crossroad and miraculy had only my back and my knee seriously injured. That is why I want now to improve bicycle SECURITY.
# SAFER COMMUNICATION
Since 1973, cars get flashing devise to help drivers to communicate better and avoid accidents. Eleven years after my accidents there is still no useful device to help bycile to communicate better.
As only 20% of cyclist raised their hands before turning and more than 4300 cyclists died in France per year , it is urgent to behave better.
HOÉ encourage cyclists to raised their hands day and night , and help car drivers to notice cyclists who are turning .
HOW IT WORKS – CONCEPTION
Our device has been conceived so as to trigger ON the truning indicators lights device when users raised their arms to turn right or left, automatically and naturally.
So there is no way to forget to press the switch button before turning like existing device.
HOÉ works for both right and left arms.
HOÉ has been designed in my garage first for my own use .
As people ask me to get one , I work with a lighting supplier in Shenzhen to get a flashing device that will fit our technical requirements . Main expectations I work on are the bright of the flashing and the automatic switch. Then i work on the light signal itself, to get a frequency as close as the existing turning signal.
We get samples of the final version of our product. We tested and validated all our device requirements. As testers and I validate them, I decided to go on.
Now, I need people support to launch the first mass production of 1000 pieces, 500 pack of 2 bracelets.
I am 28, years old and I am Engineer for 4 years now.
I am electronic engineer but works in fabrics R&D too in Montréal.
I won some innovation challenge : from the SERI (video here) to SEB ELECTROMENAGER (video here) or RENAULT connect challenges (article here).
Besides, I launch an facebook page HOÉ ( https://www.facebook.com/clignotant.pour.velo/ ) to follow the product development.