Citi Bike is planning to install a powerful blue safety light on some of its bikes that will project the shape of a cyclist 20 feet in front of riders to alert people that they’re coming, the company said Tuesday.

The company will install the bike-shaped laser lights on 250 of its bikes by mid-March, officials said.

The lights shine onto the road ahead of the bike. Cyclists say they would feel safer with the projection lights, the company said, adding that studies found the lights help a bus or car driver see the bikes up to 30 percent more often. The company Blaze manufactures the lights.

“By incorporating Blaze’s lights into the bike, we aim to keep New Yorkers on foot, behind the wheel and riding a Citi Bike safer and to improve the rider experience overall so that people of all backgrounds are inspired to try New York City’s popular bike share program,” said Jay Walder, president and chief executive officer of Motivate, which operates Citi Bike.

The company is looking for funding to install the lights on all of the Citi Bikes in the city by the end of the year. Similar safety lights have been on the bike-share cycles in London since last year.