Originally Posted by
Ziemas
You are not an emergency vehicle clearing the roads of traffic to get somewhere quickly. As I'm sure you know, when an emergency vehicle has it's lights on traffic stops.
That's quite incorrect. Haven't you ever seen a police car stopped with its lights on, or a firetruck? Does everyone nearby stop and just sit there? Nope
When you aim it directly in someones eyes it is blinding. I don't know why you wish to argue that fact.
I don't agree, and if I hadn't lent out my camera, I'd be happy to shoot some in-vehicle footage to demonstrate that. As a worst-case scenario, here's the Nova in complete darkness, without any of the foreground lighting that a motorist would have:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3cy6KSr8wk It's bright, it's attention-getting, but you'll notice that you (and the camera) have no difficulty seeing past it to the area lit up by the headlight. The Nova has three emitters and I consider it more powerful than the DiNotte.
The Fenix is blinding too, which I have both tested myself and been told by a friend. If you wish not to respect drivers by intentionally shining a very bright light in their eyes which you know is blinding don't be surprised when they have a lack of respect toward you. The road is to be shared, at that mean that you must try and respect the others on it.
It's clear by your attitude and willingness to intentionally shine a very bright light in the eyes of drivers that you somehow think that your right to the road supersedes others. Check out Sammyboy's photos for a picture of respectful use of a very bright light.
Feel free to explain why everyone I've talked to about my taillights says only good things like "NICE LIGHT," that I showed up well on the road and was easy to see, and where did I get it / where can they get one
It's clear that you've already picked out your position, and don't intend to be deterred by mere facts and evidence, so... whatever dude
That's trolling, in my book, so you may get added to another Ignore list if you insist on keeping it up.