Originally Posted by
Al_in_NH
Stop assuming I am using a 5000 lumen high intensity strobe just so you have something to argue about. I stepped out of this thread more than a month ago because it turned idiotic. Don't try and drag me back into it. I use a light so I can be seen. I also use a bell, and I say on your left, I thank people when they move out of the way. While I would like it if other people would announce when they pass my wife and me, it's not the end of the world. We realize that some people Strava time is more important than our safety. The bottom line is, I am a courteous and polite path rider. I want to go ride my bikes with my wife safely. If you want to argue, find someone else to play with. I did not join this forum to fight or argue.
I didn't assume anything. You made a statement that implied very clearly that being annoying was a virtue in a lighting system. If you aren't running annoying lights, I fail to see why you would defend annoyance as being a virtue. It's not consistent with being a "courteous and polite path rider".
Basically, you said that it's good if your light annoys people. You really don't see why that wasn't an extremely argumentative assertion?
Frankly, I think you said something really poorly considered, and you're now saying "I don't really run annoying lights so it's your fault for thinking I do." You'll feel a lot better if you just admit you shouldn't have said it.