Originally Posted by boatrider

If you're counting on lights to save your live, good luck. I expect that every car I see will run me over, and ride accordingly. I also ride a motorcycle, with great lights, and expect that drivers are not going to see me, and am amazed at how often I'm correct. Drivers should be paying attention, and the lights help, but you'll always lose when contact is made. when bikes & cars are around each other, the law is on the side of the biker, but if you're dead, it won't matter much.

Originally Posted by Micheal Blue

Well, yeah...looking down and to the right is what one has to do not to be blinded. That's not the point. Don't you think it's a bit silly to have to not feel comfortable on the bike path with your fellow cyclists? The duration and the possibility of avoidance are not the issue. The issue is that it happens when there is not a need for it. If I'd use an analogy: if a few people that pass you would slap you, you wouldn't die, you could ignore it, but you wouldn't feel as good as if those people would smile at you... It's not just the front lights (almost everyone has focused on the front lights). There are some powerful rear lights, too. Try to bike behind someone with a flashing Redbot, for example. Yes, one can slow down to put a bigger distance between the "offending" light and himself, or speed up to pass the person. But again...why to take evasive actions on a bike path with fellow cyclists? If someone is sooo insecure that he/she needs strong lights in the flash mode on the bike path, the person has some serious mental/emotional issues. Let's mix a little bit of intelligence and human kindness and we can all enjoy night biking.