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Turn signal gloves to help cyclists

The gloves are being billed as the must-have safety innovation for cyclists.

EVERY week, the Northglen News brings you ‘Things You Never Knew Existed’. This week its Zackees turn-signal gloves. The cycling gloves with turn signals built right in which includes a flashing amber arrow on the back of each hand.

The gloves have an embedded LED light triggered by a thumb-accessible button that flashes indicating the direction you wish to take, alerting both cyclists and motorists. The inventors say, cyclists, scooters, skateboarders, rollerskaters and runners can use the gloves.

The inventor claims that a battery will last up to six months. According to the inventors, their “LEDs are the most efficient on the market at converting power into light.”

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The LED light is triggered by a thumb-accessible button .

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Shiraz Habbib

Shiraz has been a community journalist for the last 12 years and has a specific interest in everything sports. He holds a Bachelor of Arts undergrad degree and honours degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal where he majored in Communications, Anthropology and English.

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