Originally Posted by
Iride01
Interesting that something like this doesn't stir up a bunch of controversy. I'm glad to hear that it does alert you well before the vehicle get to you. It probably will be nice for those times that the wind coming off the reservoir is playing havoc with hearing while traveling on the Natchez Trace and other rural roads around here.
It tends to when you talk about it with a wider audience.
The idea seems pretty stupid on its face. We're all accustomed to looking over our shoulder at traffic, and using the radar doesn't mean you can stop doing it. So, a lot of people balk at the idea. This has been my experience talking to cyclists offline, also there was some ridicule on here when the radar first came out.
But all of the criticism this system gets seems to come from people who haven't actually used it, just think it's a dumb idea. In practice, it's pretty useful, the value is just immediately obvious.