An occasional update on items from the Velo-city.
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HELMETS AND HUGS
Imagine this as a policing strategy in Vancouver!
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A PLACE THAT MATTERS
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is presenting a ‘Places That Matter’ plaque at the site of the former China Creek Cycle Track, now VCC Broadway Campus.
Wednesday, February 6th at 10 am,
1st floor atrium, entrance off of East 7th Ave and Glen, closest to the parking lot at VCC Broadway Campus.
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China Creek Velodrome in 1954
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If you have stories and memorabilia to share from the China Creek Cycle Track era, let the VHF know.
Bring your bikes, the more vintage the better!
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COOL DEVICE OF THE DAY
The “vibrobelt”, a vibrating belt to help guide cyclists, has proven successful in early tests. It uses vibrating actuators that indicate left, right, backward and forward turn directions, and even tickles the user with coded buzzes that tell them how far they have to go to their destination.
Developed in a masters project by Haska Steltenpohl of the Intelligent Systems Lab at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, alongside supervisor Anders Bouwer, the system aims to give cyclists a “heads-up” navigator, allowing them to keep their eyes on the road after they have chosen their destination on a GPS smartphone. They simply set off and get directional nudges from the vibrators just before each turn.
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