Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?

On 2 May, 14:50, Pat <gro...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 1, 5:49 pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 1, 5:24 pm, Jens M=FCller <usenet-11-2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > ComandanteBanana schrieb:
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> > > > Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And
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> > > > ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest
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> > > > blinking lights
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> > > Args. Please don't use this blinking bull****s. It just distracts
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> > > drivers and makes them focus on the blinking.
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> > 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.
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> > I was told the same thing about having blinking lights on the canoe,
> > which I fixed.
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> 3M makes some pretty spectacularreflectivetape that you can use for
> all sorts of situations.  For example, I have a black helmet.  I put a
> strip of the blackreflectivetape (which reflects white) on the back
> of the helmet.  During the daytime you can't see it (it just looks
> like a piece of electrical tape) but it is BRIGHT during the night.
> Anything you can do to increase your visible profile is helpful.

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