Originally Posted by
livedarklions
. Red flashers don't have such a dramatic effect, but the flashing white light both makes it harder to determine where the rider actually is and how fast she is going, it's also making it impossible for the driver's pupils to adjust between light and dark.
This has been studied and seems to be the case.
Science says:
~ Flashing lights are easier to notice
~ It is harder to judge distance of a blinking light.
~ Intoxicated drivers somehow manage to run into blinking lights thanks to the the "Moth Effect."
Exact correlation between conspicuousness and safety remains unclear.