#HTE

Good Design: Curb-Mounted Handle and Footrest for Bicyclists to Hang Onto at Stoplights

When riding a bicycle through Manhattan, me and a million other cyclists regularly performed this weird activity at a red light: Rather than stopping and putting your foot down, you snake your bike around in super-slow-motion between the waiting cars and the crosswalk–trying to keep up enough momentum to stay balanced, but not going so fast that you run out of room.

In Sweden, where things are more organized, they’ve got this thing:

Smart!