It is a proven fact that motorcycles can decelerate more rapidly than most cars and trucks. The combination of a motorcycle's narrow profile and the brisk change in velocity during braking is the most common cause of rear end accidents involving motorcycles, and often the results are fatal to the rider. The SupaBrake Flasher is designed to enhance the reaction time of the driver of the vehicle behind when a motorcycle they are following begins to decelerate.

This patent pending unit is a solid state device that actively modulates the rear brake light of a vehicle. It is designed to pulsate the vehicle's rear brake light with a variable number of flashes calculated by its embedded algorithm. The algorithm is based on the rate at which the rider/driver applies the brakes. As a result, the brake light(s) are flashed in a more subtle manner at lower speeds, and more aggressively at higher speeds. Whereas other, simpler products on the market continuously "blink" the brake light(s) with an annoying flashing routine each and every time the brakes are applied, the Supabrake flasher only blinks in driving conditions when you need to get the immediate attention of drivers behind you.

FUNCTION: Upon applying the brakes, the module sends a burst of pulses to the vehicle's brake light(s). The duration of the burst is a function of the time elapsed between the current brake cycle and the previous one. After this initial burst, the unit allows the rear brake light to function normally (solid brake light). This algorithm is designed to eliminate target fixation as found in cheaper, passive versions that continuously "blink" the brake light(s) even though the vehicle is at a complete stop.

Example at low speed: When the frequency at which the driver/rider applies the brakes increases, (i.e. during low speeds such as city driving), the shorter the burst of flashes to the rear brake(s) light will be. If the brakes are applied within 0 - 12 seconds, the brake light will NOT flash - thus allowing it to function normally (solid brake light). This condition is most valuable during heavy stop-and-go traffic so as not to annoy the person or police in the vehicle behind you.

Example at cruising speed: When the frequency at which the driver/rider applies the brakes decreases, (i.e. at cruising speed), the longer the burst to the rear brake light will be. This condition is most valuable during quick sudden decelerations at speeds which require quick reaction to changes in traffic conditions or other driver's intentions. It has been scientifically proven that a quick flashing of a vehicle's brakes will alert the driver behind much sooner and the SupaBrake Flasher does this for you.

NEW ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

Input de-bounce: This feature allows the user to quickly “tap” the brake lever or pedal without the algorithm inducing its flash routine or resetting. In an event of a "tap", the brake light will function normally and will appear as an ordinary tap of the brakes. Another aspect to this feature is that it allows the user to initiate a quick speed check on the rear brakes before a full application of the front brakes. In this case the algorithm will trigger a burst after full brake application.

Force-Flash retriggering: This technology, unique to vizi-tec, allows the rider to manually induce a flash routine after the initial application of the brakes. This is useful when stopped alone at a red light or in traffic to alert vehicles approaching from behind. Example: Press and hold the brakes for >3seconds. Quickly release and reapply the brakes within half second. The unit will output a burst of flashes.  

Decaying flash routine: Each pulse period is gradually increased from the previous pulse. This gives the  given  burst cycle a "de-acceleration" illusion when viewed from behind at speed. To put it simply, the routine will start with a faster frequency and end with a slower fequency.