Laser-Shooting Bike Kickstarter Could Save Lives of Cyclists

Anyone who has biked on a road knows the perils they face. Whether it's a car changing lanes or turning onto a side street, bikers rely on visibility -- flashing lights, florescent vests -- to make sure they are seen by motorists. Blaze, a Kickstarter project, hopes to heighten cyclists' visibility with a combination laser pointer and front-facing strobe light.

The UK-based team designed the device to mount onto your handlebars. From there it projects a green laser of a bicyclist farther ahead of the bicycle. In doing so, the presence of the biker is taken to the path a few feet ahead of where they're traveling. If a driver can't see a rider in thei…
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