Originally Posted by
Canada Panda
Originally Posted by
Digital_Cowboy
I know that you mean well with your advice. But I would suggest that before you start to criticize your fellow cyclists for the position or intensity of their light(s) . That you look at the headlights on not only your car but every other car on the road and ask yourself this question:
What effect are my/other car headlights having on cyclists?
How are car headlights relevant to bicycle light positioning? The OP is spot on with his advice - it's counterproductive to blind oncoming traffic; you want them to be able to avoid you, which is made much harder when all they see are blue spots and glare. If you have issues with inconsiderate car drivers, you can start a thread about that - this does not negate advice on bicycle light usage.
CP,
Again, it's relative because car headlights cause not only cyclists problems, but each other problems as well.
As I've said it seems as if the vast majority of motorists that I encounter on the road "forget" to dim their high beams.
I have way more problems with cars and their lights than I do with cyclists.