A communication system for use by a helmeted rider of power sports equipment which enables the rider to control operating characteristics, such as the operating mode, of a microphone-including arrangement for a two-way radio or public address equipment while the rider maintains his grip about the handlebars of the power sports equipment for operation thereof. The RSD language is a declarative description language such that an RSD file can then be used offline in a disconnected environment to reconstruct and use the database. The method for producing the imaged transparent substrate uses a minimum number of steps to provide a low cost high quality article. Therefore, to scan the image area, the photodetector detects the first laser beam at the predetermined beam detection position, prior to the image area, and determines a scan start time for the first laser beam. A platform operable by a platform operating company having a computer processor accessable by a user operating a computer or mobile device having a mobile application operable on the mobile device.