Despite all their shortcomings, pedal reflectors are excellent communication: "this tiny taillight is not a car in the distance, it belongs to a bike and is muc

Despite all their shortcomings, pedal reflectors are excellent communication: "this tiny taillight is not a car in the distance, it belongs to a bike and is much closer than a car at similar brightness would be" They are also very close to the ground (closer than any other reflector), which greatly increases their exposure to light from a properly adjusted headlight. When i ride in the darkness, pedal reflectors are often the only thing preventing a collision with one of those otherwise invisible "ride like a pedestrian" ninjas. That being said, pedal reflectors are only good for making recumbents more visible to helicopter crews with search lights. But i guess recumbents were not a topic when pedal reflectors became mandatory. Which reminds me, this whole discussion is in serious need of some Godwin's law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Loibl_GmbH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Loibl_GmbH