Originally Posted by
Grivooga
If you're riding at night in a pace line it's really annoying and possibly dangerous when the guy in front of you has his blindingly bright rear light aimed in your eyes. We require people to put their lights on non-blinking modes but some are still far too blinding especially if they got bumped, are aimed too high, or are clipped to a saddle bag.
Yes, blinking mode is very annoyable to other riders in your column. But blinking mode is the best solution when you ride alone in heavy traffic. It's very noticable for motorists. I always use it when I go home from a ride at midnight.
Originally Posted by jverweijen
What type of lights do you use? (detachable?) and why?
I use both of them. Fixed light under saddle is partially shielded by plastic luggage box on my rack. The detatchable light I attach to my backpack. But in common it's better to have two or many rear lights. The more of them you have, the more noticable you are to motorists.