Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?

ComandanteBanana wrote:
> On May 1, 5:24 pm, Jens Müller <usenet-11-2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>ComandanteBanana schrieb:
>>
>>
>>>Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And he
>>>ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
>>>blinking lights
>>
>>Args. Please don't use this blinking bull****s. It just distracts other
>>drivers and makes them focus on the blinking.
> 
> 
> So how is it the blinking rear lights are OK? I don't think any solid
> light will be strong enough to be seen by drivers who simply aren't
> looking for bikes at that time... if they are paying any attention at
> all.

If two solid lights are enough to mark every four-wheeled vehicle 
smaller than a lorry or bus (assuming they have additional ones on the 
upper corners of their backside-silhouette) why then is one not 
sufficient to mark a two-wheeler?

Tadej
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