Originally Posted by
mechBgon
As he himself said, the problem was that he'd left his windshield dirty, making it difficult to see through it when it was hit by a strong source of light. The solution to that problem is (dare I say) blindingly obvious: clean the windshield. On my car, that involves pushing on the end of the turn-signal stalk with my finger. If I didn't, I'd have no one to blame but myself for my negligence.
+1 A dirty windshield is the sign of a stupid, ignorant, unsafe driver.
If you were talking about MUP usage, then I'd say you had a point. A DiNotte 140R is out of place on an MUP, for reasons that ought to be self-explanatory (no motor vehicles, lack of rear-collision danger, very little speed differential by anyone overtaking you, and people with weak or non-existent lights who are relying on night-adapted vision in an unlighted environment, etc). In that scenario, I'd use a low-powered taillight on steady-burn. But I avoid MUPs like the plague. Out on the highways, on city arterials, and in downtown traffic, it's a different situation.
The good thing about Dinotte's taillight mount is that it's easy to tweak its aim while on the move. It's basically a friction mount rather than something you'd screw down, and it stays put unless you decide to move it. I've switched mine to its dim setting and aimed it nearly at the rear wheel, then swung it back to level once I got back onto the streets.