Originally Posted by
jbhowat
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In other words, you are dead wrong. A blinkie attracts more attention than a reflector by far. What I want is to attract attention. If I am so well lit and strobing from behind that I get every driver who comes up behind me to say "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT" I know they know I'm there, at least.
And when a driver sees my light, they begin to say, "There are bikes on this road." Maybe then they will be on the look out for you, the rider ahead of me.