Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
No idea what your almost assuredly self diagnosis has to do with anything here, but i keep my rear light solid at night most of the time.
When i had a different rear light i had it on flash mode because it was a slow flash. The fast flash mode is irritating to me, id imagine its brutal for others around me.
Eh, it's all just opinion. I do agree that some flashing lights are annoying. But I feel that solid small lights (red or white) get lost in the background/clutter in an urban or suburban environment. A single small blinking light pretty exclusively says 'hey I'm a bicycle'. It also saves on battery life. If you feel the light is assaulting others' eyes, point it down at the ground slightly. Or again, check out lights that pulse instead of blink.
Forgetting lights during the day? Don't lose any sleep over it.