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Originally Posted by
PaulRivers
I'm to tired to come up with a witty response. Saying that running the tail light in steady mode is "dangerous" is ridiculous. To my recollection, my 140L came set to steady mode by default. I would never run it in flashing mode at night - it's bright enough as it is, flashing mode would just be seizure-inducing overwhelming. The only thing I've read is that flashing mode was included for daylight use.
I disagree. I run it in the 5 flash mode and bright as I can all the time. The flashing mode lets everybody know you are not a car. I provide redundancy with a Supeflash running solid on the helmet. I learned this method by listening to others on this forum.
btw, why would one worry about bothering cagers with a tail light? Isn't that why Dinotte makes them overwhelming as you call it, to bother motorists and get their attention?
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Last edited by daredevil; 04-03-10 at 05:54 AM.