On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:54:40 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

On 2018-10-09 17:01, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 07:57:06 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

On 2018-10-08 17:22, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:16:43 -0700, Joerg
wrote:

On 2018-10-08 16:05, John B. Slocomb wrote:

[...]

... but
having said that I might comment that it is not difficult to change
socks, even sitting on the roadside curb.


And change all the other things sitting on a curb in a business park? I
rather flick a little switch and have instant visibility. Upon arrival I
flick it again, visibility turns off. Simple.

As I said, I noticed the orange socks going up and down a kilometer
away on a bright summer day. I doubt strongly whether your super-duper
light would even be visible (in bright daylight) at that distance.


It sure is. I can say that for sure because this occasionally happens on
Green Valley Road when I have to use the car and another cyclist has
such good lighting. No orange socks. The riders with good lights are
often longhaul bike commuters. They wear nice shirts, khakis and have
panniers for their laptops and stuff.

Strange you know. I used to be a sailor and even the navigation lights
on a ship that must be visible from a 3 mile distance are hardly
noticeable in broad daylight.


Compared to a MagicShine or similar light many red and green position
lights on ships are rather dim. Also, I do not need to be seen from 3mi
away but from 1/2mi away I sometimes want to be seen.

I see. A light that can be seen from a 3 mile distance is rather dim
while a light that can be seen from 1/2 a mile is O.K.???


The police in Bangkok directing traffic in the early morning use
flashlights which are very visible in the early morning but can hardly
be seen in full daylight.


They need to get better flashlights. I used to have one that could light
up a hillside 1/2 mile from here.

In broad summer daylight? Me thinks that you exaggerate just a tiny
bit.

But then, that isn't unusual.


Even the light from the more powerful light houses (1,000,000 candle
power) isn't visible from any distance in tropical daylight.

I can only assume that your super powerful lights are like a St.
Christopher medal on the handle bars that you "just know" will keep
you safe on your travels.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgybEXkhvHQ

I don't use flash mode on my front lights though.
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Cheers

John B.