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» Garmin and Waze just teamed up on a clever new way to keep cyclists safer | Electrek
https://electrek.co/2026/11/10/garmin-and-waze-just-teamed-up-on-a-clever-new-way-to-keep-cyclists-safer/
@AccordionBruce @blogdiva This is... not going to help that much. Also, WHY do you need to track me?!?!
@ai6yr @AccordionBruce @blogdiva some people love to threaten cyclists by driving real close. this will just turn it into something more like a video game
@nirak @ai6yr @AccordionBruce @blogdiva context for anyone who doesn't like electrek and wants to avoid giving them a click:
> The new feature allows cyclists using a compatible Garmin Edge bike computer or Garmin smartwatch to share their location through Garmin’s LiveTrack feature. That location can then appear in real time to nearby drivers using Waze, with cyclists displayed as moving icons on the road.
@nirak @AccordionBruce @blogdiva Very possible, there are some coal rolling folks around here who might go chasing cyclists for sport
@blogdiva
Another example of “bike” safety that’s actually car infrastructure
Designed to keep us from focussing on things that would drastically reduce road violence like removing cars or controlling their speed limits near all schools
Or investing in separate bike infrastructure to allow families to ride bikes
Not pretend riding in traffic should be “made safer” so drivers can keep driving