A new bicycle bell uses a carefully tuned 1,000Hz tone that can be heard even through noise-canceling headphones, helping cyclists warn distracted pedestrians earlier. In London tests, it gave people up to five extra seconds to react. The open design could help make city streets safer worldwide.
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Neuartige Fahrradklingel ist trotz Kopfhörern gut hörbar

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Eine neue Fahrradklingel nutzt eine präzise abgestimmte Tonfrequenz, die selbst durch Noise-Cancelling-Kopfhörer hörbar ist. So können Radfahrer abgelenkte Fußgänger früher warnen. Bei Tests in London gab sie bis zu fünf Sekunden mehr Reaktionszeit.

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