Bike Safety

Cambridge, Massachusetts: When a City Makes Bike Lanes the Law

Cambridge, Massachusetts wrote protected bike lanes into law and defended it in court—twice. The result is one of the strongest legal commitments to safe cycling infrastructure in North America, showing what happens when a city doubles down on safer streets.

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Can a Car Horn Make Cyclists More Courteous?

Can a car-horn-loud bike horn make cyclists more courteous? Research on risk compensation plus real Loud Bicycle rider stories.

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Is a Car Horn the Best Horn For Bicycles?

Why familiar car-style horns from Loud Bicycle help drivers react faster than bells and sirens when seconds matter for people biking.

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Loud Cities, Quiet Streets

Urban noise pollution comes overwhelmingly from cars, not cities themselves—and we already know how to design quieter, healthier streets.

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AirZound Bike Horn Review: Loud Air, Mixed Results in the Cold

A deep dive into the AirZound pump-up bike horn: how it works, how it behaves in real traffic and cold weather.

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Laser Bike Lights: From Virtual Lanes to Projected Bike Symbols

A deep dive into the history of bicycle laser lights, from early ‘virtual lane’ concepts to today’s projection lights, with a look at which products are still on the market and which have disappeared.

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Cycling and Mental Health: How Two Wheels Protect Your Mind

How everyday cycling reduces depression, anxiety, and stress—and how small safety upgrades like lights and loud horns help more people ride.

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Hövding Airbag Bike Helmets: Rise, Fall, and What Comes Next

A deep dive into Hövding’s airbag ‘invisible helmet’ for cyclists: how it works, what safety testing found, why it was pulled from the market, and how the brand is being revived.

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Bike Radar Lights: How Rear Sensors Became the New Safety Upgrade

Rear-view radar lights started as niche Garmin gadgets and are now a whole ecosystem: Garmin Varia, Wahoo Trackr, Trek CarBack, budget radars from Magene and Magicshine, plus experimental projects like Loud Bicycle’s Commute Guardian.

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Is the Hornit Enough to Keep You Safe?

A short, practical review of the Hornit siren-style bike horn, and why a car-horn-like option such as the Loud Mini can work better in real traffic emergencies.

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The Importance of Covering Your Eyes When Biking

Why cyclists should treat eye protection as essential safety gear, from debris and UV to glare, reaction time, and long-term vision health.

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Your Lizard Brain on Loud Horns: Why Sound Beats Sight in Traffic Emergencies

How human hearing reacts faster than vision, how loud warning sounds tap into fight-or-flight circuits, and what this means for safe car and bicycle horn design.

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How Your Ears Pinpoint Danger in Traffic When Hearing a Car Horn

A deep dive into how the brain localizes sound, why broadband and familiar horn timbres work best, and what this means for safer streets.

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