yea,yea, I've done that too... When I use my battery lights now I always put them on low and point them down. I've gone over the Manhattan Bridge on the bike lane and the oncoming bikes can be blinding. When I see that, and I have my super flasher light on, I'll turn on the flash so they get the message. That's why I like my Cyo light, it doesn't blind people, and it puts the light where it's needed. And when I come up behind people on the bridge, they always get a little nervous about that huge road beam that they otherwise don't see. It is all on the road in front of me. I feel like I'm the only person in NYC with a STZVO type light, except for maybe Noglider. (We met a few years ago and compared lights.)