.... Is it OK to use the SOS mode on a bike when there is no emergency? Likely no one pays attention to the pattern, especially since the bike is constantly moving instead of staying in the same place, but I just want to make sure it's acceptable.
I see no reason not to use it. I doubt if most people even know what SOS is suppose to signify. If used on a moving bike I also doubt if anyone would actually see the whole sequence so really the point is moot.
The other day I noticed a rider that was using a couple bright white flashers on the rear of his bike. At first I thought someone riding on the wrong side of the road. Then when I got closer I saw he was going the same direction as me. After a moment of thought I decided that while it is not recommended, "What the hell"....it got the guy noticed a quarter mile down the road. Laughingly when I got right up on him I noticed he also had a small dime-store red blinkie which I could almost not see. Sometimes if you can't afford the more expensive bike gear you have to use what you have. Also funny in this whole story is that the guy passed a cop on the side of the road with radar ( which, thankfully did not get me ( or him...
.......this time ).