Timeline for In an emergency, how do I find and share my position?
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| Aug 23, 2019 at 8:04 | comment | added | Chris H - UK | The battery use doesn't have to be too bad. I've got something set up as a last resort "be seen" front bike light and flashes lasting 20ms are highly visible. For getting attention, you could have less than a 1% duty cycle and the battery would last well. If you're conscious and expect to stay that way, activating it when you can hear human noises after dark would be a good idea. After my bike crash that took me a few metres from the road, I was instructed to turn on my phone torch and wave it in the air when I heard the ambulance, so this is actively used for the last few 10s of metres. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 13:42 | comment | added | Dmitry Grigoryev | @jcaron Yes, there's only so much one can get for free. If there's not much battery to begin with, I'd consider saving it for when I hear a helicopter or any other sounds suggesting I'm being rescued. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 13:20 | comment | added | jcaron | Wouldn't that empty the phone's battery pretty quickly? | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 12:40 | comment | added | Dmitry Grigoryev | @gerrit The smartphone has an advantage of always being there. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 12:37 | comment | added | gerrit | Many headlights have such a function, and they're much brighter than any smartphone light. | |
| Aug 21, 2019 at 12:02 | history | edited | Dmitry Grigoryev | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 21, 2019 at 11:51 | history | answered | Dmitry Grigoryev | CC BY-SA 4.0 |