Thesis 2.12.15 (Concept Statement)
Bike riders in Urban City.
Cyclists and Drivers who ride aggressively.
Supporting system when accidents happened to cyclist.
Another safety lighting devices / accessories for bicycle.
Smart alert / notification to other cyclist within area and local accidents report center / police department.
A platform for cyclists accident’s supports.Incident notification for cyclist/ Automatically contact & report to local emergency authority/ information for protecting the cyclist right/ mapping with community route live data.
What would you like your next prototype to achieve?
Research more information of how the legal rights for cyclists protection. Interview Local cyclist community that are fighting to improve and protect the rights for bike riders.
Low-Fi Alternate Prototype:
For my low-fi prototype this week, I focused on another direction for my thesis. One of the insight from my researches is that
“cyclist wish they are not alone when there is accident”.
Many of my interviewers and myself had experience bike incidents in NY. Only 1 out of 10 cyclists were reported and wished to know how to handle the situation better during the incidents.
So my prototype is an mobile apps that allows cyclist to view other cyclists in their area and the live traffic data on the app. The main feature is when a cyclist got in to an incident, other’s cyclist within the area will get notification of the incidents which encouraged cyclists to support each other.
And the incident will be reported automatically to local emergency authority. The app also provides steps of information what cyclist should do do protect their rights when there’s incident.