Originally Posted by Leisesturm

I am sure no one ever hit that flag, because, to be honest... to be worth the trouble and effort that flag would have to be another 12" long. Its way too short for what it aims to be!! If someone is going to pass close, they are going to pass close. Like you say, it happens every ride. But "close" is a lot further than the end of that flag I'll bet. And now you've got this flag hanging out from your bike. And you have to remember its there. You will forget and ride on an MUP or other place where you shouldn't have something like that on your bike. That's just the way it is. That's prolly why you don't use it anymore. It proved to be more hassle than it was worth. No one killed you before you got the flag and no one has killed you since you stopped using it. I wear a fluorescent jacket/jersey and I get all the room I need... mostly. There will always be idiots. In Oregon they are less idiotic than some other places I have commuted. Maybe its me, but I kind of feel that a device to tell drivers to do what they are already doing will make some decide to push some of your buttons since you have gone out of your way to push some of their buttons.

H