Could Human Looking Motorcycles Prevent Accidents?
Could Human Looking Motorcycles Prevent Accidents? Wednesday March 12, 2008 I recently left a restaurant with some friends when one of them noticed my borrowed ride, a 2008 Ducati 848. “Look,” she cooed, pointing to the bike, “it’s got a face!” To be honest, I didn’t think much about the comment– after all, it wasn’t the first time human features have been associated with a vehicle. It turns out, however, that Honda engineers have been thinking about the human face. A lot. “The human brain,” their 2005 study explains, “exhibits a strong response to facial patterns, especially to the eyes and mouth.” The observation led to the extrapolation that human-looking bikes are more quickly recognized by motorists, making them more easily avoided. Honda’s ASV-3 concept explored that idea, and according to Money.CNN.com the new
