[sundvor]

Well that's a lot of sad. I was following the helmet project and thought it was a great idea ... should I ever (be foolish enough to) buy another motorbike.

Some rear view mirrors are just ludicrously small. Having the rear view projected inside the helmet's AR display would be a massive boost to safety and confidence, as any rider who has ever waited at lights should be able to tell you.

I feel sorry for the engineers working on this, who will not be able to bring it to the light of day, and for all those who already paid for theirs should chargeback not be available.

[aianus]

> as any rider who has ever waited at lights should be able to tell you.

You should always filter straight to the front of the line at a stop light to avoid being hit from behind.

[jwarzech]

In the U.S. lane splitting is only legal in certain states.

[nhangen]

That's a recipe for getting your ass kicked, or at least targeted for an attempt.

[aianus]

Where do you live so I can avoid going there?

[nhangen]

It's like that everywhere in the US. Not always legal, and also incredibly rude (frowned upon).

[throwaway049]

Contrast with the UK where 'filtering' is legal [0] and I have never heard anything negative about it. Riders filtering won't cause me as a driver any delay.

[0] Rule 88: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-motor...

[manarth]

Not just legal, but recommended.

You can fail your motorcycle test for not filtering when appropriate.

[J-dawg]

I've always found the American 'no-filtering' rule incredibly strange. Whenever I'm stuck in traffic in the UK (in a car), it's a completely normal sight to see bikers and cyclists filtering to the front of the line.

I've seen large motorbikes fitting through gaps that simply don't look big enough, but I've never actually seen anyone get a wing mirror knocked off. (I guess bikers develop a very accurate mental picture of how wide their bike is).

Nobody considers it rude, as it doesn't slow down the cars in the slightest. The bikes simply fit through the gaps. Can anyone explain the American take on this?

[nhangen]

Americans would have problems with this for 3 reasons:

1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed."

2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when there are multiple bikes that have "filtered."

3. Usually (almost always) the people that do this are riding sport bikes, and sport bikes have a bad reputation in this country for riding recklessly and dangerously. You'll never see someone on a Harley doing this, for example.

This is not common, but here's a recent example in my area of what happens when a motorcycle gets under someone's skin:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/fhp-driv...

[abstrakraft]

Legal and encouraged in CA.