Lights too bright...

[Mad Jock]

I realise that there's a thread running on what lights to buy, but please choose wisely. I live out in the sticks, and while I rarely cycle, I appreciate the difficulties riding at night can present. One thing to note, though, is that I can spot and identify a bicycle a long way ahead if they're using s flashing light, front or rear.

However, last night I came across a set of rear lights that was like looking into a setting sun. They would outshine a car rear fog light, and were dazzling me from quite some way off. This guy was lit up like an Australian road train. While annoying for me, I was past him reasonably easily, but it wasn't until I got quite close to him that I noticed another cyclist following him (I saw his rather less bright tail light eventually), and he must have needed his Ray-Bans on just to see where he was going. This inconsiderate eedjit had these lights fitted to his tt hat, by the way. His belt-and-braces approach meant that he also had a flashing rear light, and also a pair of eye-hurting front main beams and a flashing front as well. I guess dipped beams don't come as standard.

Is it really necessary to have such bright lights? It wasn't even foggy!

[Mad Jock]

daddy cool said:

His what?

Also - when you happen across a very bright light, avoid looking directing at this very bright light. HTH.

His T-w-a-t hat, as if you didn't know. It's relatively colloquial, I'm surprised that you haven't heard it before.

Also, how silly of me to suggest that this selfish rider should consider his fellow cyclist following behind.

[Mad Jock]

daddy cool said:

Mad Jock said:

His T-w-a-t hat, as if you didn't know. It's relatively colloquial, I'm surprised that you haven't heard it before.

No, ive never heard of this expression. And using to describe what a cyclist is wearing makes you seem like a bit of a . Are you a bit of a ?

You need to get out more...