OK, I'm fried. There's too much out there to choose from and I'm seriously thinking about just dropping this whole thing, lest I have buyer's remorse later on. Once again, I think this is why sales of everything imaginable are not what they should be.

I think if I'm going to pursue this any further, I need a new approach. Automobile manufacturers are bound by certain standards for how bright a tail light needs to be. They build one into a car and we buy it. And we don't then go out and spend the next year trying to find one that's brighter or has a better flashing pattern. So how can I apply this to my purchase of a rear blinkie for my bike before I slash my wrist?

* How many lumens are ENOUGH (no more/no less) for daytime riding?
* Is a straight flashing mode sufficient, or do any of the other fancy blinking patterns really make a big difference in the daytime?

How have other people here handled this ridiculous decision-making process? I don't want two, three, or four lights and I don't want to have to replace the one I buy for many years. I want to pick one that works WELL ENOUGH and be done with it!