Four motorcyclists in Borlänge in Sweden will take part in an ISA project for two years.
The
project is run by the University of Borlänge and different companies and includes cars, lorries and buses, besides the four motorcycles.
The ISA system works in the town of Borlänge and all the
main roads in the county of Dalarna. The project is sponsored by the National Swedish Road
Administration. The aim is to see if the riders adjust the speed with ISA on the bike. The bikes have
been equipped with ISA in April-May. The first month their riding schemes will be measured and the ISA-box are stuck under the pillions.
After this first period the ISA-box will be put in the
handlebar area. The riders will test three different warning systems: vibrations, sound and light. The equipment has to be fit to motorcycles before this stage. It must be waterproof, it must handle
vibrations, it must be easy to remove from the bike and the battery must cope with the ISA-box.
Meanwhile Oliver Carsen at the University of Leeds continues with UK research on ISA with the
promise of viewing the adapted bike later this year.
