Originally Posted by
acidfast7
Actually, in most cases the bikes are separated into cycle/pedestrian lanes even in rural areas. I don't interact with cars in Germany that often, therefore, I have much more trouble with cyclists and peds, in that order, rather than drivers. Even in Frankfurt or Munich.
I'm worried about being blinded by other cyclists on dual-direction separated path. I'm also worried about blinding a cyclist or a pedestrian as well. Either way a blinded cyclist or pedestrian is a major cause for concern as they can enter into my side of the dual-directional lane.
This is also a major deal in Denmark once one leaves the CPH metro area. I would assume that the Netherlands is the same but I haven't cycled there very often.
That's precisely why I don't ride bike paths at night. Bike paths are very narrow and often have unlighted pedestrians...along with a fair number of ninja bicyclist... on them around here. You are going to be passing contraflow traffic much closer than even car traffic passes each other.
Originally Posted by
jputnam
Many others disagree about that -- bicycles can and do blind other road users in today's kilolumen-LED environment. *Most* cyclists don't blind other road users, but enough do that legislative action is essentially inevitable... the question is whether cyclists will get out ahead of that legislative action to encourage reasonable regulation, or stick their heads in the sand until unreasonable restrictions are imposed.
http://crosscut.com/2013/12/31/trans...ose-blinking-/
Read that article a little more closely. It addresses my point about bike paths
and it's not about the output of the lamps but how annoying the flash mode is. In my opinion, there is no reason to be running a light in flash mode on the road and that goes doubly on a bike path.