closetbiker

Does anyone know of any good studies that have been done showing whether or not judging distances from a steady, oncoming light is any more reliable than a flashing, oncoming light?

I know this is much discussed, but don't know if all that been shown is anything more than speculation.

I remember when the flashing rear lights came out, there was discussion on whether or not one could judge how far up the road the lights were, but it was agreed that the flashing lights were much more visable than the old steady rear facing reds.

I couldn't wait for the white LEDs for the front, but now that they're here, I'm reading that distance judging problem could result in inadvertant cut offs because the drivers cutting off the cyclists couldn't tell they were as close as they were.