A jacket with over 300 LED lights that can signal when the rider is turning could be the answer to safer cycling at night.
Vodafone has had a prototype of the Smart Jacket in New Zealand trialling the wearable tech.
The Smart Jacket connects to the cyclist's smartphone and a pre-programmed route the cyclist will be travelling can be expressed on the jacket.
![The LED lights on the Smart Jacket can signal the direction the cyclist will be turning using GPS connectivity.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/6WLZ56ZNNYBX5U47Y72MGXM6JM.jpg?auth=e5341759ef214f92b4832cee6757a3d6288ce4aa672794dceb246fa9271e3725&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
As the cyclist approaches an intersection lights on the sleeves of the jacket illuminate, indicating to the cyclist and surrounding traffic which way they will be turning.