Originally Posted by
noglider
It seems to me that blinky lights are easier to notice than steady lights. Perhaps they are harder to track and gauge where they are, but I can't see how the difference is much. In any case, you get the best of both worlds if you use both types of lights at once. I often run a blinky taillight and a steady taillight.
I agree that a blinky headlight is silly at night. Well, some use them, but I have no interest. It seems useful in the day. The Cygolite headlights have a "steady flash" mode that gives a burst of high intensity while otherwise staying steady at medium intensity. I find I can ride with this, though it is a bit distracting to me.
I'm glad the German laws led to the development of excellent lights, but I think the laws are too restrictive, and I'm glad we don't have similar laws here in US.
about what I found. I use Cygolites. To please my wife in the dead of Winter I run both, one
bright, other flashing and aimed higher. Endurable. I use planet bike taillights - at the time they appeared to me to have a variable pattern instead of just a blinking. That catches my eye when I am driving best, so I went that way. I will note that when using those passing vehicles give a wider birth, a good thing.
i use one now during the day even.
my wife mentions that she would rather not collect on the life insurance.