Originally Posted by
Biker395
On my AM commute currently as now it's in the dark, it seems there are not a few riders who (self-righteously) overdo the lights to the detriment of oncoming riders, but that's another topic.
That sure rings true. There are times I wonder if people know that their lights have more than one setting and that on a dark bike path, all they are doing by leaving them on the MAX setting is ruining their night vision. Some of those 1000+ lumen lights are ridiculously bright for someone rolling along at 15 miles an hour or so.
Those guys with the 1000 lumen lights love to put them on the strobe setting. Riding a MUP with a strobe going seems a bit overkill. There's a lot of folks, me included, that don't handle those strobes well.
Re helmet lights. One guy I see often has a very bright helmet light. The problem is he always looks at me as we pass. Damn thing is blinding. I held my hand up to block it the other day, maybe he got the hint.