Should you come to grief on the bike, immediately after a fall, the Tocsen sensor, mounted on the helmet, automatically alerts the emergency contacts that you’ve entered in the app, by SMS (free of charge), as well as the rescue community local to that area. It sends your accurate location by a map, meaning that help can find you as soon as possible. Knowing personally how remote the roads and trails of the Yorkshire Dales National Park can be at times, and with personal experience of many cycling accidents that have occurred in my previous time as a Police Critical Incident Commander, the Tocsen is the very thing that could make that important difference in getting aid to an injured cyclist in that important golden hour after the accident.
Albeit a recent innovation, data has already shown that Tocsen sends over 100+ emergency calls every month, globally, with over 9000 Tocsen users already. The app also integrates with both Garmin and Apple watches, making it super easy to manage on the go.
Once the Tocsen sensor believes that a fall has occurred, the sensor emits a beeping sound, meaning that if it’s not necessary to contact one of your emergency contacts, then you can simply cancel the message via the app. And, if you’re wearing a Garmin watch, then the watch will vibrate when the Tocsen sensor is activated too.