Cycling Brightly

Staying safe on the road while cycling can be difficult, especially if you're caught out in the evening. A new laser light design should improve one's safety, in particular where there are limited or no bike lanes.
LightLane is a concept gadget that paints a bike lane around your bicycle with laser-light as you pedal through the night:
Enter LightLane, a safety concept from the clever designers at Altitude, Inc. The system projects a virtual bike lane (using lasers!) on the ground around the cyclists, providing drivers with a recognizable boundary they can easily avoid. The idea is to allow riders to take safety into their own hands, rather than leaving it to the city. from boingboing.net