SmartHalo自行車導航器

　　11月3日VOA聽力：SmartHalo自行車導航器

　　In many cities around the world, including Montrealand Washington, anyone with a credit card can goto a ride-share station and rent a bike.

　　But knowing how to ride, and riding on a busy streetwhile making turns to reach a destination safely aretwo different things.

　　Public Bike System Company, which operates Montreal’s bike share system, says its ridersneeded a device that could make figuring out how to get where they were going simpler andsafer.

　　The less people are inclined to look for information with one hand on their bicycles and the otheron their smart phones, the more they are focused on the road the better it will be. And theyreceive information only at certain times.

　　‘SmartHalo,’ developed by Montreal-based company Cycle-Labs, lets riders keep their smartphones in their pockets.

　　By having SmartHalo on your bike you get very simple and clear instructions.

　　Permanently installed on the handlebars, SmartHalo connects wirelessly to the rider’ssmartphone, finding the simplest and safest route to the desired destination.

　　Directions are communicated with clear visual signals. It tracks the rider's time, speed, distanceand calories burned, and indicates incoming phone calls and messages. It is water and dustproof, and cannot be removed from the bike without a special key.

　　It's really great when you don't really know which route to take to reach point B. When youdon't really know the city, I think it's awesome because it tells you where you can go.

　　‘SmartHalo’, which costs $150, also has a built-in safety device that flashes red and sounds aloud alarm if someone tries to steal the bike.

　　Its developers hope to install the device on all bike share bicycles in Montreal, and hopefully onthousands of bikes around the world.

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