The University of Arizona and Arizona State University are collaborating with the Rob Dollar Foundation on a new device that’s designed to help bicyclists stay safer on the roads.

The device, called the Cycle Safe, replaces the handlebar plugs on bicycles with an array of sensors that detect when a vehicle passes within three feet of the rider.

Arizona law requires that motor vehicles sharing the road with a cyclist grant at least three feet of clearance as a safety precaution to avoid a potential collision, something that the Rob Dollar Foundation has been trying to raise awareness for since it was founded in 2017.

Doctor Daniel Latt, who’s an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Arizona, said the Cycle Safe is essentially a “dash cam” for cyclists.

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