Insight: Badly parked Lime bikes make it hard for blind people to navigate streets.
SMP: Lime will transform their bikes from mobility hazard to mobility aid.
Using Tech to Make a Difference: The Lime Cane
Using various parts from broken Lime products, Lime will build an innovative blind cane called the Lime Cane.
It will feature a built-in sensor, vibrating handle, and bluetooth technology so it connects and pairs with the Lime app.
The Lime app’s API functionality will be updated so that all parked e-bike and e-scooter location data is shared with the Lime Cane’s sensor.
The Lime Cane’s sensor and vibrating handle will work in tandem with the Lime app’s API data to help guide blind people around badly parked e-bikes and e-scooters.
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees: Raising the Funds
To help raise funds for this project, Lime will use all money raised from fines issued to riders who park their Lime products badly.
Making Up For Everything: Official Partner of the RNIB
Lime will officially partner with the RNIB and donate all Lime Canes to the charity as a way of giving back to the Blind community.
Turning Up the Volume: PR
We’ll donate a Lime Cane to Lucy Edwards, a leading influencer from the blind community, and work with her to promote the new blind cane and the issues it is helping to solve.
