Jan’s opinions about visibility make about as much sense to me as Grant’s notions about diet. Some nuggets of wisdom in both cases, with extreme conclusions drawn that I disagree with in the end. Jan dismissed reflective tire sidewalls as ineffective out of hand and thinks a single red dot, which gives other road users no depth perception whatsoever, is preferable to additional reflective surfaces. He mentions the very real effect of target fixation on bicycles and police cars, without calling the strobing lights into question in both cases.
I feel very strongly that using flashing lights on bicycles after dark is a really really bad idea. A bllinding, strobing dot in the distance dazzles other drivers and cyclists, gives no depth perception, and makes it harder to see anything other than the flashing light itself. A solid rear light that illuminates a larger area like the Toplight Line Plus, etc, coupled with reflective leg bands, vest/harness, reflective tire sidewalls and/or reflective tape on the fenders, gives other road users a steady image which conveys the size and distance to the bike and rider they are passing or overtaking without dazzling them with a strobing light show. Daniel M Berkeley, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
