The urban jungle isn’t exactly the safest place for cyclists. You need the right tools to keep you one step ahead of irresponsible motorists, and careless pedestrians. Meet the prototype for the Nike Hindsight by Billy May, which gives you superhuman-like powers with extended peripheral vision. They work like bifocals for your peripheral vision. By using fresnel lenses on both sides of the glasses, riders can detect motion in a field of view beyond the normal human limit of 180ยบ. Vision is radically distorted in the periphery, but as the eye detects only motion in that area, little clarity is lost in the process. A rider’s clear benefit is in the early warning of approaching vehicles, but a less obvious advantage is reducing the necessary head rotation to check behind. Although it was intended for cyclists, there’s a myriad of other applications and sports the prototype Hindsight could lend itself to.
