Originally Posted by rockmuncher

If ppl were serious about safety then they would be promoting the use of a SOLID rear light accompanied by a blinkie attractor AND a reflector if required by law. The solid rear light provides continuous spatial positioning information for drivers approaching from the rear, as does the reflector.

Originally Posted by andygates

As a driver, I prefer steady lights to blinkies. Blinkies make me think "cyclist" and try to locate him; steadies mean the cyclist is just parsed by my subconscious driver autopilot, the same thing that means I don't hit kerbs and cars and streetsigns.

My brain makes more mistakes than my autopilot. Run both steadies and blinkies, if you like, but run a strong steady light as the minimum if you ride in traffic.