Bike Navigation May Become Safer
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="maps">maps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>-<span word="share">share</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span>.</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Bike">Bike</span> <span word="System">System</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="figuring">figuring</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bicycles">bicycles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="times">times</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span>-<span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Palaux">Palaux</span>.</p><p>'<span word="SmartHalo">SmartHalo</span>,' <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Cycle">Cycle</span>-<span word="Labs">Labs</span>, <span word="lets">lets</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span>.</p><p>"<span word="By">By</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="SmartHalo">SmartHalo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Maxime">Maxime</span> <span word="Couturier">Couturier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cycle">Cycle</span>-<span word="Labs">Labs</span>.</p><p><span word="Permanently">Permanently</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handlebars">handlebars</span>, <span word="SmartHalo">SmartHalo</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="wirelessly">wirelessly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rider">rider</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="smartphone">smartphone</span>, <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simplest">simplest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safest">safest</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>.</p>
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