28th February 2022

The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast

EPISODE 293: Beacons with Kevin Mayne

SPONSOR: Jenson USA

HOST: Carlton Reid

GUEST: Kevin Mayne, Chief Executive, Cycling Industries Europe

TOPICS: 40 minutes or so with Brussels-based Kevin Mayne the Chief Executive of Cycling Industries Europe, the bike industry advocacy group. We talked beacons. You know, the detection or connection tech I've been banging on about since 2018, and which potentially has ethical and safety ramifications for all forms of cycling, and just getting about as a pedestrian for that matter. Kevin puts my mind at rest, at least from an advisory groups point of view. I'm still not too sure the bike industry is fully cognisant of the concerns myself and others have got but hopefully the industry's enthusiasm for the latest tech will be the tempered by those who have the interests of ALL cyclists at heart, not just those who can afford to sport detection tech.

LINKS:

https://www.Jensonusa.com/thespokesmen

https://www.the-spokesmen.com

https://twitter.com/carltonreid

https://twitter.com/MayneKevin

Previous episodes on beacons:

2018: Historian Peter Norton – author of “Fighting Traffic” – discusses the historical, ethical and mobility-centre issues that such a call raises.

https://www.the-spokesmen.com/episode-184-will-beaconising-the-world-further-promote-driving-and-kill-off-cycling/

2018: Roger Geffen of Cycling UK
Chris Star of Australia’s 3CR community radio station
Technology writer Max Glaskin
Lloyd Alter of Treehugger.com
Caspar Hughes of Stop Killing Cyclists.

https://www.the-spokesmen.com/episode-185-part-2-will-beaconising-the-world-further-promote-driving-and-kill-off-cycling/

2020: Cyclist Detection Tech With Tome Software CEO Jake Sigal And History of Road Equity With Historian Peter Norton

https://www.the-spokesmen.com/detectionnotconnection/