Originally Posted by
1Mule
I ride almost every day in urban traffic in Portland/Vancouver and it does seem to help.
Help make you feel safer? I'm sure it does. Help prevent cars from actually hitting you. No.
The only accident type that is not almost completely avoidable by the cyclist is a collision from the rear when both the bike and the car are travelling in the same direction, and a blinking headlight does absolutely nothing to prevent that type of accident.