Originally Posted by
msilenus
I'm curious what folks do for side visibility. I've done a few searches both on-forum and off, and there don't seem to be very many lighting products aimed at this.
Does anyone take rear lights and point them sideways? Is that crazy?
Can anyone recommend a specific side-lighting solution?
Thanks.
Using appropriate colors for light position increases safety by making identification and understanding, both of your bike as a vehicle and its orientation and direction of travel, faster, more intuitive and accurate. In other words, use amber for sidemarking, not red.
Specifically, I can recommend Fibreflare, which can be mounted on the downtube, and is highly visible from all angles as it also casts ground splash as well as direct side-out light.
Fibre Flare? Full Size Amber FIbre Flare Full Size Amber Bicycle Side Light [SA01] - $39.99 : Aspen Products / Fibre Flare USA Fibre Optic Lights, Fibre optic Lights for Cycling, Motoercycles, Construction, Camping and Military use.