Originally Posted by
electrik
Yes! I read a study which says reflective gear which displays "bio motion" such as strips on your shoes, pants cuffs or wheels is almost instantly recognizable as a cyclist. If you just have it on your back you might look like a construction pylon, mailbox or something. The blinking light, I feel, attracts attention more than the steady one and saves your batteries! The human eye is quite sensitive to light so unless freeway like speeds are a factor I skip the ultra-bright tail-light. Getting a bright head-light with high lux was a great investment.
Except for one problem, it's already been proven that flashing red lights make it more difficult for most drivers to distinguish distance from them to the light by underestimating and drunken drivers are attracted to flashing lights. But it's all weird stuff because in the daytime flashing red is better. But it seems no one really knows absolutely which way is better, and that's one of the reasons I went with one steady and three flashing.