The Safe Turn Indicator can be purchased online and shipped anywhere in the world.  Payment is secure & easy via PayPal, Google Checkout or credit/debit card.

We also have distribution channels in several countries. To find out where the Safe Turn Indicator is available for purchase in your area please see below:

United Kingdom

Safe Turn UK
W: www.safe-turn.co.uk
E:  info@safe-turn.co.uk

Cycle Logic
W: www.cycle-logic.co.uk
E:  contact@cycle-logic.co.uk

WiZZBiKE
W: www.wizzbike.com
E:  john@wizzbike.com

Buy Buy Bicycles
W: www.buybuybicycles.co.uk
E:  sales@buybuybicycles.com

Crazy Horse Bike Workshop
W: www.crazyhorsebikeworkshop.co.uk
E:  enquiries@crazyhorsebikeworkshop.co.uk

Global Esprit
A: 525 Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, London SW18 4SR
T: 020 8946 2352

Australia

Safe Turn Australia
W: www.safeturn.co.uk
E:  info@safeturn.com

Taiwan

AEDIMORE CO., LTD
W: www.aedimore.com.tw
E:  service@aedimore.com.tw

France

LeCyclo.com
W: www.lecyclo.com
E:  od@lecyclo.com

United States

Mango International Inc.
W: www.mangointernational.biz
E:  info@groupmango.com

Israel

Pisga Engineering Ltd
T: +972 54 467 5097
E:  eitans@sgw.co.il

Japan

BFS Inc.
T: 047 468 3781
E:  bfs@mti.biglobe.ne.jp

Be alert

• be aware of everything going on around you
• watch out for pedestrians stepping off the kerb
• watch out for vehicles pulling into the kerb or turning left
• look up and around, rather than just in front of your bike
• practice looking behind without wobbling or swerving
• watch out for vehicles coming out of side streets - they may not see you

Watch your position on the road

• ride further out, away from the kerb. You'll be more obvious and easier to avoid
• allow at least a full door width's space between you and parked cars - and watch for open doors
• if the road is too narrow for a vehicle to pass you then it may be safest to ride in middle of the road

Wait ahead at lights

• wait in front of other vehicles when you're at traffic lights
• make sure you are well in front of large vehicles such as HGVs and are not waiting on the left - make eye contact so they know you are there. If you can't get to the front safely, wait behind the vehicle

Be seen and be safe

• a bright jacket or rucksack can make you easier to see
• by law, after dark you must have white lights at the front and red lights at back of your bicycle
• put reflective strips on your rucksack, panniers, jacket or wrist bands for better visibility at night
• it is not the law to wear a helmet but many Londoners choose to - if you wear a helmet, make sure it fits - tighten the straps so that you can't push the helmet up your forehead, side to side or up at the back
• try Safe Turn for your indications

Make eye contact

• make eye contact with drivers to ensure they know you're there - it will make them give you the space on the road that you deserve

Ride confidently

• know where you should be on the road and stick to your guns
• in heavy traffic go at the same speed as other vehicles
• look out for drivers trying to move onto the road you're on
• be assertive, not aggressive

I have been commuting on London roads for almost 18 months now on a 25km round trip, so I have quite a lot of experience of cycling on busy roads.  It is undeniable that commuting in the autumn and winter months when there is less light, poses more threats.  I have always cycled with a powerful front and rear light, and also use a luminous yellow ‘Hump’ backpack cover with incorporated lights to make myself as visible as possible.

It was when I was cycling back from work one dark evening and I needed to turn off the main road, that I had the idea for an indicator that could be worn on the wrist, that would improve my visibility as I raised my hand to indicate a turn.  The problem was, when raising my arm to indicate a turn, I was raising my arm away from my well illuminated body and thrusting it into the darkness.  Not only were motorists unlikely to see it if they weren’t paying particular attention, I was risking having my arm knocked off by any overtaking motorcyclists!

The Safe Turn Indicator solves these problems.  Its rapid bright flashes will ensure that other road users are aware that you are planning to turn ahead, and since it is fully automatic, all you have to do is indicate as normal....problem solved!

When cycling in the dark or at dusk, you must have a white front lamp, a red rear lamp and a red reflector. Wear something reflective and fit spoke reflectors. If you have dynamo lighting, remember the lights go out when you stop. When other vehicles are using their lights, use yours too.

If you want to turn right, it is more difficult and dangerous to move to the middle of the road when it is dark. With the Safe Turn Indicator it is far easier to be noticed when crossing traffic.

Cycling is often perceived as a dangerous activity; part of the problem is that cycling on roads is often a less than pleasant activity because you can feel the potential for serious accidents. However, it is a shame because the risks of cycling are often exaggerated and there are of course many benefits

Some Basic Cycling Statistics

• The number of cyclists killed on British roads in 2007 was 136.
• The total number of people killed in road traffic accidents was  3,172 people.
• The number of people who died of heart disease in the UK was 70,000

Risk Decreases the More People Cycle.

Cities with a higher density (%) of people cycling have lower mortality rates. For example, in 1994, London had 19 fatal cycling accidents. In 2007, the number of cycle journeys had increased 91%, yet, fatalities fell to 16. This is a small sample, but, it suggests that as more people cycle, motorists adjust their behaviour to compensate for the increase in number of cyclists.

• In countries like the Netherlands, where cycling takes more than 30% of all journey, fatalities are a much smaller %.
• The UK sees less than half the cycling fatalities per 100,000 people than in Germany. However, Germans make five times as many journeys by bike as Britons.li>

Cycling vs Other Forms of Transport

I have seen various different data on the risk of cycling. But, this seems a comprehensive study about the relative dangers of different types of transport. Cycling is more dangerous than driving a car or going by bus. But, it is less dangerous than pedestrians.

Health Benefits of Cycling

Although cycling incurs a certain risk, it is definitely worth mentioning the advantage of cycling in improving fitness. Cycling helps to improve aerobic fitness and reduce obesity. This makes a significant contribution to reduce heart disease and other obesity related diseases. The number of deaths from heart disease in the UK is a staggering 70,000 a year. This easily dwarves the fatalities of cycling (126). Whilst a cycling accident makes a newsworthy story, a heart attack doesn’t. But, it is important to weigh up the benefits as well as the cost. Yet, in deciding whether to cycle or drive, most people tend to focus on the dangers.

Get Outdoors

The more you can do to make the fossil fuelers see you out on the road, the better. Safe Turn increase your visibility with turn signals secured on your wrist via a wristband or it clips to your glove. When your raise your hand to turn, the tilt switch detects the change in position and the light begins to blink. Kinda see this becoming big with the club kids, no?

Offsprung

Riding a bike in Boston is a very life-affirming activity: when I’m finished with each ride, I feel the warm, pleasant feeling of cheating Death. My usual death-defying activity is attempting a left-hand turn. I signal well before the turn, and the car behind me accelerates and passes me on the left, occupying the space where I’d planned to turn into. The action is finished with some vigorous fist-shaking.

Safe Turn has an awesome gadget that will help identify cyclists’ turning intentions. Sensors on the device will trigger the LEDs to blink whenever your arm is raised.

With a good seven years of bike commuting I’ve noticed a lot of cyclists who don’t signal, and most drivers don’t recognize the signals that they’re seeing, so the Safe Turn requires a little driver ed.

Also, it’ll go off accidentally whenever I’m flipping people off.

$20AUD (Australian Dingoes), which translates to about 18 Greenbacks.

Gainsville Times

If you’re a bicyclist, here’s a really cool new gadget for you. It’s called the “Safe Turn.” It’s a bright light that attaches with a strap to your left wrist. When you move your arm to signal either a left or right turn, the light automatically senses the movement and begins blinking to notify nearby cars. The light has a computer chip built into it that senses your arm movement and knows when you’re signaling. The chip is also programmed to ignore other “non-signaling” arm movements.

Product-Reviews

Whilst out cycling, safety should be at the front of our minds, we all know that we should wear a helmet and that our bicycles should have lights on to show those around us that we are there especially if we are on the road, but as a driver one thing I notice is that you can never quite tell if a cyclist is going to turn.

The Safe Turn can help people to be even more aware where cyclists are going on their journey. It measures 40mm (1.6”) and weighs 19g (0.67 oz), is works in a similar way to an indicator on a car or motorbike and has the same orange light. It has an internal tilt switch which detects the change in angle rather than motion. It will automatically switch on when your arm is raised in the normal hand signal maneuver and will stay flashing till you put your arm back on the handlebar

Gadget Palace

Basically, Safe Turn is a wrist mounted indicator light that automatically flickers to life whenever a cyclist raises his/her arm to signal a turn. In order to prevent the device from lighting during normal actions, like reaching for a water bottle or scratching the nose or ass, the device incorporates a “delayed start” feature that only allows the light to turn on if the user’s arm has been in position for more than 200 milliseconds.

If you are one of the few cyclists out there that is courteous enough to use hand signals on the road, the Safe Turn may be a useful device—although it looks as though the guy in the picture may have waited a little too long. Available for $18.

Gizmag

Environmental and health factors have been a catalyst for increased numbers of cyclists in metropolitan cities with bike sales exceeding that of cars in places like Australia in recent times. With more recreational and commuter cyclists sharing the roads with automobiles it follows that rider safety - and technology that enhances it - is more important than ever. The Safe Turn Indicator is a small, portable, automatic bicycle light indicator for your glove or wrist that alerts drivers and other cyclist that you are about to turn.

The compact (40 mm/1.6 in) and lightweight (19g/0.67oz) Safe Turn consists of three LEDs that flash in a similar fashion to a vehicle/motorbike indicator and emit the same orange light. Using an internal tilt switch to detect the change in angle rather than motion-detection, the product differentiates itself from other indicators on the market by virtue of its ability to automatically switch on when an arm is raised to execute a normal hand signal for turning and remain flashing until the arm drops back down.

The convenience of automatic functioning is undeniable but the obvious pitfall is the possibility of the device turning on when you scratch your nose or reach for your drink bottle. To circumvent this problem the inventors have built-in several functions to the Safe Turn's custom chip to avoid unwanted blinking. These include an electronic 'Delayed Start' feature that only allows the device to start blinking when it is in position for more than 200 milliseconds, therefore minimizing the likelihood of blinking due to vibration caused by bumps in the road or momentary changes in hand position.

There's also a mechanical user-adjustment consisting of a self-locking mechanism inside the base of the device that can be changed at 15 degree intervals to accommodate individual riding styles and handlebar types. A “Delayed Off” feature means it doesn’t not automatically switch off when you are in the middle of turning and drop your arm. Instead, it will keep blinking for 1 second to allow all cars to see it. Users can also manually switch the indicator off by pressing the orange top so that it wont blink in any position.

Designed to be visible from a wide range of angles, the LEDs have in-built water-clear lenses to direct the light beams which can be seen from up to 800 metres distance or more. A light-dispersing grid is incorporated into the top cover which also has a high profile so that it is still visible when viewed side-on. The LEDs have a very long life (100,000 hours of continuous lighting) which effectively means that they should never burn out and the two A76 batteries that power the device should provide about 2 years for that average day commuter according to Safe Turn.

To cope with the elements Safe Turn is water-resistant - though not water-proof - with rubber seals protecting the unit from spray but not complete submersion or constant heavy rain.

The Indicator can be used on either hand and attached to the wristband provided with the device or on to a bicycle glove. Retailing for AUD$19.95 (around USD$17 at time of publication), the Safe Turn Indicator is available in Australia, UK, Japan and online. The UK-based (a city of around three-million people that saw 268 serious and seven fatal bicycle accidents - 57% of which were caused by collision with a vehicle - in 2005 alone) creators have a patent pending and are currently looking for an overseas distributor to take the product worldwide.

ProductDose

I was walking on the sidewalk Saturday night when a cyclist zipped past me, not uttering a single word of warning that he was coming up behind me. Unfortunately, there was a couple coming around the corner ahead of him who didn’t see him and he clipped his handlebar on the girl’s purse. Next thing we know the guy goes ass over teakettle across the handlebars and tumbles into a heap on the ground. He hops up, grabs his arm and does an odd pantomime as if his arm is broken in several places. But when the couple and I approach to ask if he’s okay he ignores us. He picks up his bike and limps off for a block before hopping back on and riding away. I’m all for cycling and bike safety but this guy had no one to blame but himself for riding on the sidewalk.

Cyclists can do a lot to make their rides safer for themselves. This Safe Turn Indicator is an Australian invention. It is a small, portable, automatic bicycle light indicator that easily clips to a wristband. When your hand is raised to indicate a turn, the internal tilt switch detects the change in the position and the orange light starts to blink, alerting drivers and other bicyclists that you’re about to make a turn.

Australian Cyclist

The Safe Turn Indicator is both the product name and a fair description of a new Australian invention. It is, according to the manufacturer Safe Turn, a small, portable, automatic bicycle light indicator that clips either to the wristband supplied with the light or to your own glove. Once the indicator is activated - a power-saving feature which is accessed simply by pressing on the reflector - all that's required of the rider is to adjust a tilt-sensing switch built into the unit, then ride and signal in the usual way. As long as the tilt switch has been correctly tuned, the motion of raising the rider's arm is enough to set the unit's three bright LEDs flashing.

And if that's not enough, it actually works. The set-up phase is a tiny bit fiddly and not aided by clear but rather brief instructions, but it isn't rocket science. The Indicator comes with batteries installed. Once out of the packaging it can be placed onto your wrist. I started out with the wrist band supplied with the product but soon found that the fastening strap on the back of my right glove was more convenient and more secure. Adjustment of the flashing mechanism requires turning the unit on, then raising your arm into the turn signalling position to see whether or not this activates the flashing mechanism. If not, lower your arm and rotate the Indicator's reflector one click (about 15 degrees clockwise) and repeat the process until the flasher starts whenever your arm is raised in the turn position. The flasher should self-cancel a few seconds after being returned to the bars.

The technology looks so simple that it begs the question, "why didn't I think of that?" The switch mechanism senses the difference in orientation between hand positions when on the bars and when raised. Two tiny (replaceable) A67 camera-type batteries provide the power to activate the bright LEDs and there is presumably some simple electronics to make them flash in quick bursts. Along with decades of computer miniaturisation, the LEDs are really the heart of such a simple, lightweight and efficient device.

I have been doing evening commutes through Canberra's streets for a couple of weeks now and have come to look very fondly upon my Safe Turn. I am only using one - on my right wrist at the moment. I have always felt vulnerable to a "rear-ender" sitting in the middle of the road waiting to turn right: a single red light (or even multiples) on the rear of the bike can be difficult for drivers to interpret at the best of times - let alone when they're stationary in an unexpected position. Research seems to indicate that diagonal lighting patterns are the most legible for night-time illumination and the combination of good rear lights with a flashing Safe Turn Indicator seems to me to give a cyclist a much better chance of not only being seen, but of her/his intention being read from behind.

The Safe Turn Indicator gets a couple of demerit points from me: I think it needs a more positive fastening system as it can slip from a glove strap or wristband too easily, and it isn't the sturdiest object in the world. But I'm happy to give it full marks for a product long overdue. I felt safer at night and recommend any evening road user to strongly consider this modest investment.

Regular cyclists enjoy a fitness level equal to that of a person ten years younger. (Source: National Forum for Coronary Heart Disease Foundation, Sharp)

Want to burn calories? Don't tuck in behind another rider: that reduces energy expenditure by 30 percent. How many calories can you burn when cycling? Lance Armstrong burns about 1000 calories an hour in the Tour deFrance, going about 80 miles a day at an average of 24 mph. A reasonably fit female cyclist, riding on a flat road at 18 miles per hour for an hour, and weighing 125-pounds, would burn 555 calories. Running for an hour, at 8 minutes a mile, the woman would burn a little over 600 calories but runners cannot usually sustain sessions of more than an hour in duration whereas cyclists, supported by their machines, can easily ride for three hours plus with little risk of injury. (Source: Dr. James Hagberg, exercise physiologist at the University of Maryland, USA).

Cycling at least twenty miles a week reduces the risk of heart disease to less than half that for non-cyclists who take no other exercise. (Source: British Heart Foundation, Morris)

If one third of all short car journeys were made by bike, national heart disease rates would fall by between 5 and 10 percent. (Source: Bikes not Fumes, CTC, 1992).

The average UK resident spends about 9 days a year in a car. (Source: National Travel Survey).

The UK has the worst traffic congestion in Europe. (Source: Commission for Integrated Transport, November 2001).

The Confederation of British Industry estimates that congestion costs the UK economy up to £20 billion per year. The European Commission's report - The Hour of Choice (2001) says congestion costs Europe up to £85 billion a year. Road traffic in the EU is forecast to increase by 50 per cent by 2010. Europe is being asphyxiated by congestion,î the study said.

A typical train commuter spends £12 a day (£5 on the train journey, £2 on coffee and snack, and £5 on lunch) and a typical road commuter £14 per day (average 17 miles @ 40p per mile, £2 coffee and snack and £5 lunch) or £30 per day in London if the £8 congestion charge and £8 parking fee are included. Potential savings [of cycling to work, and bypassing the cappucinno bar) could be between £1,152 and £2,880 per year.  (Source: Cost of car and train travel, Europ Assistance press release, May 2006)

46% of motorists admit they exceeded the speed limit most days. (Source: Counting the Cost, Cutting Congestion, RAC Foundation, 2004)

Regular cyclists have a similar annual risk of road deathto regular motorists. In the UK, there is roughly one death per 20 000 years regular driving or cycling. In the rest of Europe, the annual death risk is lower for cyclists. Annualdeath risk is believed to be a more accurate reflection of risk, compared to deaths per kilometre, as regular cyclists don't travel as far as regular motorists. (Source: Malcolm Wardlaw)

Gardening is more risky than cycling! An Australian survey found 5 percent of gardeners but only 4 percent of cyclists requiring medical care for an activity related injury in the survey period. (Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 17th January 2003)

Obesity is costing the [UK] economy £2 billion. Cases of type 2 diabetes are increasing among our young people, and the projection is that if something is not done about obesity, the economy will have to bear £3.5 billion in related costs by 2010.  (Source: Richard Caborn MP, Minister of sport, replying to a parliamentary question, 10th November 2003)

The Copenhagen Study (2000) concluded that those who did not cycle to work experienced a 39 percent higher mortality rate than those who didn't.

Kids are getting fatter, partly through inactivity. Children's waistlines have expanded by two clothing sizes over the past 20 years, says research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. The report also says that girls are getting fatter quicker than boys. Dr Mary Rudolf of East Leeds primary care trust said in the British Medical Journal: This figure is all the more disturbing when one reflects on how many notches on a belt this represents.î Waist size is seen as an important indicator because of the link between abnormal girth in adulthood and increased risk of heart disease. Waist circumferences were also significantly larger than in 1996 and had increased by an average 4cm over 20 years.

The single most important tool to increase the number of people who [are] physically active [is improved conditions for walking and cycling. (Source: A Physically Active Life Through Everyday Transport, ed Dr Adrian Davis, World Health Organisation)

In 2004, there were 134 cyclists killed in the UK, as recorded by the police on STATS19.

The more people who cycle, the safer it becomes for each cyclists. According to the Jacobsen's Growth Rule, if the amount of cycling doubles, the risk per cyclist falls by 34 percent. If cycling halves, the risk per cyclist increases by 52 percent. (Source: Safety in numbers, more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling, PL Jacobsen, Injury Prevention, Sept 2003).

There are two sides to the discussion about losing weight by cycling:

1. The first concerns people who want to lose weight and take up cycling as a way of achieving that goal, and
2.  The second concerns regular cyclists, who find they are losing weight whether they want to or not!

Looking at the first of these, it is almost impossible to cycle regularly and with a reasonable amount of effort and NOT lose weight! Cycling typically uses 750 calories per hour, so if you cycle for two hours and have a snack when you get home (say 150 calories if you can be reasonably sensible) then you will lose weight. For rides over about two hours long will probably need to eat something during your ride as well, typically an energy bar, but the energy used by the extra exercise will still much more than compensate.

This is a very efficient way to lose weight. There are very few sports where you can sustain an effort for two- four hours..

Note - if you cycle slowly for half an hour then have a big slice of cake to congratulate yourself this doesn't work!

Unfortunately if you are overweight and haven't cycled for quite some time the first few outings on your bike will be hard and probably quite short, and won't use a great number of calories. But after a few trips to get your legs into some sort of cycling condition, you will find that things get much easier - and the weight starts to come off. I'm not sure of an easy way to avoid this initial 'lots of pain, not much gain' period, but don't worry it passes very quickly.

As a rough guide, I cycle perhaps an average of 6 - 8 hours per week, sometimes a bit more, and lose about 5 kilogrammes a month when I start cycling 'properly' after a winter of sloth and over-indulgence. The level of weight loss will be different for everyone of course but I never heard of a regular cyclist putting on weight.

Indeed for regular cyclists the problem is the opposite. As mentioned above - if you cycle a lot you can't stop yourself losing weight, and the problem is then one of maintaining your weight.

Happily this is not a concern for so many people - most of us will naturally eat more if we are doing lots of hard exercise. The key is to eat well but eat sensibly. No problem with pasta, bananas, cereals, a sandwich - the trick is to avoid eating excessive amounts of snack type food as soon as you return from a bike ride, but to eat more at regular mealtimes.

Exercise bikes and bikes in gyms will often tell you the level of calories you have used in a given time. This is a useful guide, but I think that cycling on real roads, with real hills and wind, and extra motivation, will pretty much always use more energy for the same time in the saddle. I use an exercise bike at home during the winter and still manage to put on weight...

Overall, weight loss through cycling is not just easy it is also inevitable. And it's also great fun, so make a start today!

In June 2006, car maker Citroen admitted that the average speed of a car in London during rush-hour (which is nearly all the time in London!) is just 7mph and that motorists waste up to half of their commute time going nowhere, stuck in jams. The company commissioned some 'gridlock' research to promote a car designed for such conditions, a car that shuts off its engine when stuck in jams.

Motorists may be grinding to a halt but the average cyclist can travel at 12-15mph, twice the speed of a car in rush-hour London.  While cycle commuters sail past motorists stuck in rush-hour traffic, at least those motorists stuck in Citroen cars equipped with 'Stop & Start' technology won't be idling their engines contributing needlessly to climate change. Citroen said this technology has "environmental benefits" but a company statement went on to admit that congestion was now a daily reality for motorists and the best they can do is prevent exhaust emissions and spend up to half of their commute standing still.

To date, most car companies have promoted their wares by advertising the latest models driving on pristine Scottish roads with no other cars in sight. When congestion rears its ugly head the car companies stress how comfortable their cars are when an enforced wait is likely. And such waits are likely to increase. Although Ken Livingston’s Congestion Charge may have gone some way to reducing the time Londoners are stationary in their cars, the sheer weight of traffic continues to cripple commuter progress, said Citroen. During an average one-hour commute a driver in central London will cover just 6.8 miles during rush-hour. In Cardiff, the average standstill time for a motorist is a whopping 30 minutes, half of the one-hour commute time.

Citroen found that drivers in Birmingham, Manchester and Norwich can expect to be at a standstill for over 20 minutes, and even in the least congested city, Edinburgh, almost 18 minutes were spent stationary. Andrew Burns, Edinburgh's transport leader warned in February that a 20-minute car journey in the city could take an hour by 2026. The same distance journey by bike will take the same time as today, or if better infrastructure was put in place, cycle journey times could actually decrease.

In November 2005, the then Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling, announced plans to explore potential congestion charging zones in Durham, the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Tyne and Wear, Shrewsbury, Cambridgeshire and Bristol. He said congestion remains one of the biggest threats to economic expansion in the next 10-15 years.

“It is bad for business, frustrates motorists and hurts local economies. Time, then, to get cycling. And the time has never been better. The front cover of The Independent on 6th June 2006 was headlined 'Revolution! Britain embraces the bicycle as figures show that trips have risen 50% in just five years."

The newspaper reported that the latest usage stats from Andy Cope of Sustrans says there has been a 15 per cent increase in journeys on the National Cycle Network, a rise to 232 million journeys. In the previous year the rise was 11 percent.

Although cycling incurs a certain risk, it is definitely worth mentioning the advantage of cycling in improving fitness. Cycling helps to improve aerobic fitness and reduce obesity. This makes a significant contribution to reduce heart disease and other obesity related diseases. The number of deaths from heart disease in the UK is a staggering 70,000 a year. This easily dwarves the fatalities of cycling (126). Whilst a cycling accident makes a newsworthy story, a heart attack doesn’t. But, it is important to weigh up the benefits as well as the cost. Yet, in deciding whether to cycle or drive, most people tend to focus on the dangers.