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Old 11-05-15 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
https://www.bikelightdatabase.com/best/taillights/

I'd go with one really bright tail light and one cheapo blinkie just to create more disruption in the semi-alert minds of the drivers who might ignore you until they almost hit you---and then blame you.
If you're going to do that, why not clip the blinkie to your ankle?

Cyclist visibility at night: Perceptions of visibility donot necessarily match reality

In the study described above [10], cyclists also rated wearing areflective vest as being the most effective means of improvingvisibility, over and above the use of reflective strips worn on themoveable joints. This is relevant because empirical research onthe night-time conspicuity of pedestrians has repeatedlyrevealed the opposite: that reflective strips on the majormoveable joints are highly effective in improving pedestrianconspicuity, presumably due to humans’ high perceptualsensitivity to distinctively human patterns of joint movement(‘biological motion’ or ‘biomotion’) [12].
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