Originally Posted by
akohekohe
This is the key point that you bright flashing light advocates are missing - being noticed is not enough, to be safe you must also allow other road users to accurately judge the speed and direction of your motion, and, unless you are a complete idiot, you will have to admit that a steady light is much better at this latter task than a flashing one.
Not sure about the other "bright flashing light advocates" but I never suggested running flashing only except in daylight conditions. I run flashing front and rear during the day and add steady front and rear when it gets dark.