Originally Posted by
tatfiend
Light going out above horizontal is pretty much wasted. Take a look at some of the beam pictures in the MTBR light test thread linked to on another current thread in this subject area. What is the point of brightly lighting tree limbs 20+ feet in the air?
Remember that when you're riding along looking for a certain street. The car headlights seem to light up the street signs just fine.... why is it suddenly 'bad' or 'illegal' for a bike headlight to do the same?