Brighton graduate's invention to light up New York

By The Newsroom
Published 13th Jan 2017, 15:10 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:43 BST
Emily Brooke with the Blaze bike (Photograph: Andrew Weekes) SUS-170113-143542001Emily Brooke with the Blaze bike (Photograph: Andrew Weekes) SUS-170113-143542001
Emily Brooke with the Blaze bike (Photograph: Andrew Weekes) SUS-170113-143542001
A University of Brighton graduate will see her trailblazing bike light rolled out on communal bikes in New York.

The light, designed by Emily Brooke, will be used on 250 bikes that are part of New York’s Citi Bike rental programme – the city’s answer to ‘Boris Bikes’ in London.

The device is designed to make riders more visible to drivers and pedestrians by projecting a bike symbol six metres in front of the cyclist. It has been hailed as a major breakthrough in safety and is now selling in dozens of countries round the world.

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Ms Brooke, a multi-award winner, graduated from the University of Brighton in 2011 in Product Design with Professional Experience and the Laserlight as her final year project.

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