Originally Posted by
pennstater
Problem with these bike mounted lights is that only the first car can see them well. I mounted my tail light on my helmet (I also kept one on the frame). It is visible to cars well behind the first car. Obviously doesn't work any better if the first vehicle is a truck. I had my wife check and she reported the visibility as good during the day.
True about the trucks blocking view. I get buzzed on a regular basis with dumptrucks and dumptrucks hurrying with their lowboys w/excavating equip. They wont budge even with no oncoming traffic. Rude.