Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
For quite a few years cars now are required to have daylight running lights on, yet those cars are still involved in accidents. So maybe or maybe not using flashing light would have saved you, but you can't use a light and think you'll be protected against stupid people. Your biggest protection is riding defensively and staying alert, not some light or some colored clothing, those are just aids.
They have DRLs because they've been proven to REDUCE accidents, not because they're a guarantee to stop them altogether. There's no guarantee but we do what we can. Of course it would be idiotic to say "I don't have to pay any attention because I'm wearing my magic protection vest" but that doesn't mean that using visibility enhancement equipment is pointless.