Originally Posted by
tatfiend
Very few lights other than European ones include reflectors. The European ones generally do because reflectors front and rear are required by law in Germany as are lights. Easiest to combine the two in one unit. Unfortunately though blinking lights are uncommon due to being forbidden in some European countries as blinking lights are only allowed on emergency and police vehicles.
I personally intend to combine a European dynamo taillight, with reflector, and a battery operated blinking light such as the Dinotte, Radbot or Cateye 1100. Personally I am not sure how much the blinking adds to bicycle safety. Auto and motorcycle taillights do not blink and in fact I am not sure if blinking ones would be legal while driving. Auto 4 way flashers are for when stopped for an emergency.
I believe that blinking adds a lot to the bicycle safety. Blinking makes the lights much more noticeable to the faster-moving traffic in the same way as the lights on the emergency/police vehicles do. And that is the whole purpose of those lights. I'll follow your advice & get DToplight to combine it with a SuperFlash because it's smart to have two lights in case one fails
