Thread: Flashing Lights for Daytime Visibilty
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Old 04-09-26 | 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by wayold
It doesn't hurt MY eyes and I live in a town with a lot of bikes and a lot of cyclists using front flashing lights. It just isn't a problem for me and doesn't appear to be a problem for the thousands of other drivers in town. I have no doubt from your numerous posts that flashing lights bother you, but don't presume to speak for the rest of us.
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It is not all flashing lights, it is those few percent of people that have lights aimed at eye height that are brighter than car high beams in low light conditions so that it overwhelms the oncoming bicyclists that are only tens of feet away.
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