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Cycling app encourages Londoners to ‘Give a Beep’ for safety

on Jun 7, 2016 | 0 comments

By John Glenday

London cyclists are being encouraged to download a new app called ‘Flic’, created by Swedish firm Hovding, which promises to apply political pressure on newly installed London mayor Sadiq Khan to do more for road safety.

A Bluetooth enabled digital button attached to the bike can be pressed by cyclists when they encounter a situation they deem to be risky or in need of improvement, upon which an email is automatically ‘beeped’ from a connected phone to the Mayor.

A map pf trouble spots will also be updated in real-time to ensure that incidents such as accidents and road closures can be Read full story ›

Source: The Drum