Effective Communication

As stated on The Guardian website (2018), Jon Henly, cycling using mobile phones is to be officially prohibited in Netherland due to safety concerns. The article states that the law was needed due to the arrival of social media and unlimited mobile data “had changed how people used smartphones and the time they spent on them”. It also states that Netherland has estimated around 22.5 million bikes which is more than its people which estimated around 17 million and almost a quarter of its population cycles every day which lead in 12% increase in cycle use since 2005. Henly states that pedestrians are also "at risk when using their mobile phones near cyclist" and cycling accidents involving mobile phones have become growingly common, especially among young people. According to the article, one-fifth of bike accidents involved people aged 12 to 25 years using smartphones. A polling opinion was made and it shows that 75% of the Dutch population believe that the use of mobile

Background According to the Garmin website (Garmin, n.d -a) the Garmin Edge 830 is not only a bicycle navigation device but it also provides performance monitoring for cyclist training and recovery. One reason why cyclists do not want to use their phones for navigation is that it drains the battery of the phone, and when the cyclist receives a phone call, the screen is changed to reflect the details of the caller, taking precedence over the navigation screen. ‘ This is the reason why a ”customer wants a product that fits one purpose, something they can put up on their big screen”(Taub, 2015). Garmin ( n.d. -b) also states that there are three different mounts that the Edge 830 can be mounted to. The standard mount included in the box has two rubber straps that are used to strap around the bike stem connected to the rubber disc which holds the Garmin Edge.  The second and third mounts provided by Garmin are external mounts that need to be bought, both of the mounts use screws