About this episode
There is an uneasy coexistence of cars and bikes on the road, and cyclist injuries & deaths from collisions with cars and trucks are on the rise. So what’s being done to address this? What can you do — as a cyclist, and as a driver — to do your part? And what’s being done in car & truck technology to help the cause? We talk with the lead engineer of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) at General Motors who works on bicycle detection technology to help keep cyclists safer on the roads. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Ep. Sponsor: Bag Balm CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas Blister Podcast Off The Couch TOPICS & TIMES: Avoiding Pedestrians vs Avoiding Cyclists (3:58) The Increase of Cyclist Deaths (9:33) Distracted Drivers (10:27) Evolution of Car Safety Tech (11:40) Chad’s Background (17:24) What Can Cyclists Do to Reduce Accidents? (22:10) Laws around Phone Use While Driving (25:32) Night Driving (30:17) Promising Tech? (30:17) Parting Thoughts (31:11) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.