Originally Posted by
epic.legacy
I'm not really sure why no one has commented on this post. You hit on some really good points. Particularly those concerning DOT and SAE requirements and the design of the lights themselves to give you useful lumens at the appropriate angle so you don't blind drivers on the road.
You seem to have done your homework on this and have identified critical problems concerning bike lights in general. Maybe you should work out the logistics and patent your ideas or something.
Anyway, great post.
Appreciate the input! The objective of this post was actually to encourage other cyclists to stop settling for what manufactureres want to sell them. These forums are ocassionally researched by retailers and if its clear there's an interest in longer run tines and better light dispersion they'll produce what there's a market for.
In North America we're also dealing with an aging population and night vision is an issue for older people, as is pupil reaction time. There have already been hundreds of complaints logged about glare issues related with automotive day-time running lights and the governmebt is reviewing thise guidelines. Probably better if we can learn from that.