Originally Posted by
01 CAt Man Do
I couldn't disagree more. Case in point: I'm riding down a road at night without lights on my bike. Suddenly I endo because I've hit a pot hole and flipped my bike. While I can't remove the cause of the accident ( the pot hole ) I can increase my likely hood of "not hitting it " by using a good lamp.
You make my point. If NOT seeing the pot hole is A cause (in the two-part cause/effect situation you describe)... adding a headlight removes (one part of) the cause (and potentially prevents the accident). If not paying attention to the road is the cause... no light o
f any brightness would prevent the accident.
MOST CERTAINLY... a blinky behind you... would do nothing to prevent your pothole example.
Originally Posted by
01 CAt Man Do
Okay Dave, you stick that rabbits foot on your rear seat post and see if that helps you. Good luck with that. Myself, I'll stick with my current set-up and call it a day. As for "real world of facts and stats" I'll use my own reality.
I am pretty sure that a rabbits foot attached to the bicycle... ONLY protects the bicycle. For "luck" to work properly the cyclist would want the rabbits foot in a jersey pocket (or on a chain around his/her neck). But once again...
in my world... that would just be arbitrary superstitious behavior.
But please... AGAIN...
I use blinkys myself (I am NOT giving you a hard time here). I just don't assign blinkys mystic powers like rabbit feet and other such trinkets.