Bike safety - there's an app for that.

[Spooph]

http://thebikeshieldapp.com/

I think integration with wayz, gmaps, apple maps and other navigation apps would be the way to go, that way only the alerting bike needs to be running this app.

[#1Townie]

I'm not a fan of apps tracking me.

[Clovis]

Interesting idea. Reminds me of the Trapster app. Great idea but limited. Only works if cars around you also have the app installed and running.

But none the less, the idea is good, it just lacks propper execution. Imagine if something like this were to be developed for all new road vehicles/motorcycles as a DOT requirement.

Pretty much every close call I had this season involved a car doing something careless. 2014 seemed to have A LOT more tourist compared to previous years. But maybe that's because I started riding at the beginning of the recession (2007) and the economy is doing better so more people are actually taking family vacations.