Poliece video of bike truck crash

[Düb Lüv]

Looks like he is on a scooter so maybe he wasn't going that fast?

Dang...

+1 scooter

[ducatiz]

I have to agree with mitt and Rameses, when I see a bike coming towards me with thier headlight flashing, it is extremely distracting. I understand the point of being seen, but the flashing really f's with my eyes. To the point of not loosing focus. Almost like I'm being drawn towards the light.

i think that's a symptom of tardive dyskensia.

the fact is, they make you HIGHLY visible because the light is moving.  a moving light beats a bright light any day.

most people won't steer towards and kill a motorcyclist because of a pulsating headlight.  those that do would probably do it anyway. 

it makes you highly visible and that's probably #2 for bike safety, #1 being gear.

[DRKWNG]

On my bike, I usually give a couple high beam flashes when approaching an intersection for a heads up.  I don't think it affects other drivers like a modulator because it looks similar to just hitting a dip in the road and having the light beam hit your eye once or twice.

mitt

Be careful doing that.  There are quite a few locations where a quick flash or two of the highbeam is a "go right on ahead" to other drivers.

[1KDS]

That's true, it's pretty much universal for truckers

[Duc796canada]

Be careful doing that.  There are quite a few locations where a quick flash or two of the highbeam is a "go right on ahead" to other drivers.

Very true, not so much in North America, but Europe and the UK, it means go ahead. I just leave my high beam on during the day, I'm a new street rider and that is one thing someone passed onto me at the MSF course. That plus a weave to the other part of the lane if possible usually gets people's attention.

On this particular incident, people day dream in their cars, I have had someone in a shopping lot turn in front of me(me in a car), no signal nothing on a two way lane!! The then girlfriend wanted to get go "get" him, I just shook my head!! Not worth it, too much to lose!

[NFG]

I fell compelled to point out that a flickering or pulsing light is nothing like a flashed headlight.  No one who sees a modified bike light will assume it's a 'go ahead' indication. 

[DRKWNG]

I fell compelled to point out that a flickering or pulsing light is nothing like a flashed headlight.  No one who sees a modified bike light will assume it's a 'go ahead' indication.  

Which is exactly why I quoted Mitt when he said that he is prone to giving his high-beam a couple of quick flashes when coming in to an intersection.  See?

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