Originally Posted by
BarracksSi
Look for any post that puts down bright lights. "False sense of security", etc.
If bright lights were truly less safe, than all the safety advocates would be pushing the "bike ninja" idea instead.
Why don't you calm down and read those posts again; they imply nothing about dimmer lights being safer. What they do say is that just because a light is brighter doesn't mean that it is safer.
One exception would be the 500 lumen tail light; in an urban environment it runs a danger of seriously blinding drivers.