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Originally Posted by Daves_Not_Here
From the point of view of a motorist, every morning I pass several bicycle commuters on my drive. There's one guy who has the most obnoxious flashing stadium light of a headlight, visible from the space station. It's the visual equivalent of an air horn - so bright, people move into the left lane AFTER they pass this guy just to get him out of the rear view mirror. By comparison, the cyclists with the steady lights just blend in.
Exactly. Bikes with flashing lights get noticed, bikes with steady lights just blend in.

All states should explicitly allow flashing headlights.

Busybody bicyclists whose advocacy 'mission' is to fight flashing light use by other bicyclists should shirk away, ashamed and unnoticed in the dark, for such heresy against bicyclist roadway safety.

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