Two things come to mind...1) you saw the blinky! that is better than a lot of drivers...like the one in my area that just recently plowed into a state trooper parked on the side of the road with his ALL of his lights on! 2) a combination of flashers and solid is the best. Flashers only are hard to focus on and determine distance to, so IMHO a bright flasher and bright solid are the best bet backed up with plenty of reflective gear. There are too many drivers on the road that are so inattentive I am not sure that the flash from a small nuclear device would even get their attention. FWIW my normal tail light protocol is a couple of PB SuperFlashes.
Another thought you are from THE NETHERLANDS where people actually can drive AND know that a bicycle belongs in the road!
Aaron
