Originally Posted by
wayold
I have no intention of trying to change your mind. I'm only posting so that others reading this thread will know that your opinion is not the only one. Many people prefer to ride with flashing lights and, your commentary notwithstanding, I simply haven't heard any stories of accidents created by such lights, but plenty created by riders that weren't seen by cars. You have your opinion, I won't change that, but others reading can decide for themselves which side of the argument makes the most sense. Feel free to have the last word.
Oh no sorry, not an opinion. Sorry if you thought that. It is pure fact, I have to close an eye and look away from the flashing light. This is not something I am telling people to do, this is literally what I have to do when essentially attacked by a flashing light.
You have heard someone saying they cannot look at a flashing white light and they have to do something more dangerous to counteract the effects of dangerous lights. I am sure there are other stories out there and I don't care to find them all or talk to everyone because I know it is dangerous and not just an opinion taking focus off of the road while also closing an eye is patently unsafe we know this I don't think anyone is arguing for that.
It is not about the last word it is about being safe and people like yourself put people in unsafe positions because they feel they should be the only ones who are allowed to feel safe. I am sorry but that is just simply not OK in any situation.
The German STVzO standard exists for a reason and I wish it would be adopted by all light makers and people who used the lights also understood that principle. Blinding someone is not good for anyone, that isn't visibility at that point it is just reckless behavior.