Originally Posted by
Paul_P
My (german) busch+müller Ixon IQ is like this and everytime I encounter someone in the dark I'm glad for the cutoff.
That is not the case for the vast majority of cyclists / e-skateboarders I come upon. I'm usually completely blinded by their round beams and if someone were to be walking on the path beside them, I'd probably run into them.
Yes that's important, LED's can damage retina cells even at powers used for lights at home... I'm also frequently blinded, I try to protect my eyes with my hand, also to show that there is a problem to the cyclist passing me!
And I always turn my front light toward the ground in front of my bike, something like 20-30° maybe, instead of horizontally.