Originally Posted by
mechBgon
As I mentioned before, there's some self-righteous guy in our area who's adamant that a Planet Bike SuperFlash is "blinding" and grossly irresponsible to be using in public. Are you going to point your LD1100 down at the ground, since it's even more powerful than a SuperFlash?
I didn't think so. You can't go through life fretting that some loud-mouthed, self-appointed critic on the Internet disapproves of something, or you'll be paralyzed.
What a paranoid delusion. Millions of people safely commute every day with a Dinotte tailight and somehow make it home safely with all limbs working.
I'll post this again:
Originally Posted by
Ziemas
There is a small minority of almost paranoid posters here who claim that if you don't have the absolutely brightest light you are in grave danger. The funny thing about this is that before the Dinotte came out the 'I must have the absolutely brightest light' crowd warned of imminent danger if one didn't have the NiteRider tail light, as it was the brightest at the time.
Then the Dinotte came out and the 'I must have the absolutely brightest light' suddenly warned of imminent danger if one didn't have the Dinotte tail light. Suddenly the Nite Rider light that was a 'life saver' was down right dangerous because there was something brighter on the market.
Some time in the future something brighter than the Dinotte will come along and we'll hear from the 'I must have the absolutely brightest light' crowd of the imminent danger we are putting ourselves in if we don't use this new light.
If you like really bright lights, great use them, (hell, I have a collection of really bright flashlights, so I can see the fun in futzing around with bright lights) but don't go around trying to scare people that horrible things will happen unless they have the brightest light possible. Many of the taillights on the market like the Cateye TL-1100 and the SuperFlash are extremely visible to drivers.
I've even seen posts here by people saying that they want to hit drivers square in the eyes to BLIND them with their Dinotte taillights. Take these folks with a grain of salt.
Originally Posted by
mechBgon
The cagers in my area don't seem to agree with you, judging by the praise they've heaped on my Nova and DiNotte so far. Deal with it.
I'm very happy that I don't need to deal with inconsiderate people like yourself who don't take others into account and somehow feel that they have the right not to respect others because of their own fears. I can't wait to see you gush all over the next brightest light.
