An excellent response to some anti-cycling nonsense
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Yes, well written.
Ha ha excellent response
That poor woman how does she cope with driving at night with all those inconsiderate cars driving with their head lights on? Just imagine the effects an emergency vehicle's lights on her heightened sense of distraction and disorientation from flashing lights has on her! No doubt she is left bed ridden with all the curtains closed every time she encounters one.
That poor woman how does she cope with driving at night with all those inconsiderate cars driving with their head lights on? Just imagine the effects an emergency vehicle's lights on her heightened sense of distraction and disorientation from flashing lights has on her! No doubt she is left bed ridden with all the curtains closed every time she encounters one.
KrazyIvan said:
Got bored half way through...cyclists climbing over all in their path to reach the moral high ground they so highly prize, doesn't make for a particular great read.
Is the moral high ground the same as refuting utter guff that had presumably been printed the week before? Would you have the same opinion if it were a letter refuting an earlier claim that "staying in the middle lane is safer, and the slow lane is for lorries"? Some Gump said:
Is the moral high ground the same as refuting utter guff that had presumably been printed the week before? Would you have the same opinion if it were a letter refuting an earlier claim that "staying in the middle lane is safer, and the slow lane is for lorries"?
My point wasn't that it was guff, but long winded drivel that everyone already new and didn't need saying, let alone in such drawn out waffle. 
k off" but that could be interpreted as rude and not really dealing with the specifics of the original complaint.I am not a driver who constantly gets "dazzled" or "blinded" by fog lights or cyclists but there are definitely some very very bright flashing lights out there. Maybe 2 occasions I have been distracted by cyclists lights, the most recently I pulled out onto the main road, and there were maybe 3/4 commuters coming up the hill, now behind me. All had extremely bright flashing lights and one had one of those multi light/multi speed crazy light things on the front. This was probably the only time I've been really distracted, and so believe that at night cyclyist with flashing lights should ensure that they ride in groups of no more than 2.
Some of the front lights on bikes are way too bright for the road, whether flashing or not. Often set far to high, rather than dipped. I nearly took out a cyclist who was following another, second cyclist was not visible due to the 'dazzle' of the front lights.
If you use these super bright lights, make sure they're pointed down.
If you use these super bright lights, make sure they're pointed down.
Edited by megaphone on Monday 8th December 10:23
megaphone said:
If you use these super bright lights, make sure they're pointed down.
So true. My front light is 1400 lumens. I make sure its not pointing in car drivers faces. You want to be noticed but still be respectful of other road users. The light fans out in a big enough radius anyway that I dont have to have it directly pointing meters aheadEdited by megaphone on Monday 8th December 10:23
Batfink said:
So true. My front light is 1400 lumens. I make sure its not pointing in car drivers faces. You want to be noticed but still be respectful of other road users. The light fans out in a big enough radius anyway that I dont have to have it directly pointing meters ahead
Wow, that's bright. Surely you don't need that unless you're riding completely unlit trails/roads?TheBALDpuma said:
I am not a driver who constantly gets "dazzled" or "blinded" by fog lights or cyclists but there are definitely some very very bright flashing lights out there. Maybe 2 occasions I have been distracted by cyclists lights, the most recently I pulled out onto the main road, and there were maybe 3/4 commuters coming up the hill, now behind me. All had extremely bright flashing lights and one had one of those multi light/multi speed crazy light things on the front. This was probably the only time I've been really distracted, and so believe that at night cyclyist with flashing lights should ensure that they ride in groups of no more than 2.
+1I have spotted one or two recently that got my attention far too much.
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