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There are more environments than urban ones. Bicycle lights should be adequate for all environments one might encounter. > The trick is attracting the attentio
by Doxin 8y ago
There are more environments than urban ones. Bicycle lights should be adequate for all environments one might encounter.
> The trick is attracting the attention of people that are not looking in the first place.
This is also known as "distracting drivers" and it's hardly a good thing.
- brokenmachine 8y agoDistracting drivers from what, exactly? Distracting them from not seeing cyclists? I wonder what you think of emergency sirens/lights? Too distracting?
- Fnoord 8y ago> I wonder what you think of emergency sirens/lights? Too distracting? If unnecessary, yes. > Distracting drivers from what, exactly? > Distracting them from not seeing cyclists? We only have a finite attention span; hence such is going to be distracting the driver from other important things on the road. Not every cyclist is so important to be noticed. You should also take into account that a blinking light means the driver is changing lane or course. Two blinking light means danger. If every bicyclist would all the time be signalling "danger, danger", people become desensitised to such signal.
- brokenmachine 8y ago>Not every cyclist is so important to be noticed. Excuse me for keeping my flashing lights on the bike when there's people with attitudes like yours controlling several ton killing machines within meters of me. Maybe I'll order some brighter lights...