White strobe lamps in front grill?

Richard53

Ectophile wrote: »

A few cyclists seem to have only a horribly bright strobe light. I find visually tracking just a strobe light much harder than a steady one, or a combination of steady & flashing lights. It's just a horrid distracting flashy thing.

That's why you have one flashing and one steady as per above post: the flashing one to get attention, and the steady one for speed and range.


Personally I go for flashing on quiet roads, steady (and very bright) in the dark, and strobe in heavy traffic. The steady light is always angled so that it doesn't dazzle anyone. If someone is piloting two tonnes of metal in my direction, the last thing I want to do is blind them.

missile

cb1979 wrote: »

Seems to be legal for Cyclists to have flashing white lights judging by the number in use

it is well known that it is legal for cyclists to ride without lights, ignore traffic lights and ride on the pavement :rotfl:

Nasqueron

missile wrote: »

it is well known that it is legal for cyclists to ride without lights, ignore traffic lights and ride on the pavement :rotfl:

Spend 10 seconds on youtube and you'll see plenty of dashcam clip shows that prove far more cars do it. I see more drivers jumping red lights (and speeding up to try and get through on amber, which is also banned) than cyclists on my commute and I know which I'd rather be hit by