On Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 9:34:55 AM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-02-15 03:37, sms wrote:
On 2/14/2018 9:14 PM, jbeattie wrote:

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Now, now. Steven should be congratulated for his public service.
More people need to be involved in public service. However, I still
think DRLs in sunny California are dopey.

It's in sunny areas where they are most necessary. In non-sunny areas
people are already using lights in the daytime.

And of course the necessary brightness of a DRL, which is used solely as
a "being seen" light, is much lower than what is needed to see the road
at night. You can learn more at
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/daytime_running_lights/.


For me this is fact. I have noticed a significant drop in the number of
drivers not seeing me or seeing me too late, for example when pulling
out of lots or parking spaces. Even when opening driver side doors
(though I ride outside the door zone). All motorcycles in the US have
mandatory DRL and there is are reasons for that.

A side benefit is that bright daytime lighting causes many wrong
direction cyclists to hightail it out of the bike lane, thinking
something fast is coming at them. Which it is.

You live in a relatively isolated area with few other cyclists, at least from what I can tell about Cameron Park. Try commuting on a two-way cycle track with dozens or hundreds of cyclists -- all with retina burning, round-beam mega-lights riding towards you . . . at night. It's blinding, and what is worse, it is harder to pin-point the cyclist. Also, how many daylight wrong-way cyclists do you encounter? Is there some epidemic requiring you to punish them with your blinding light. I see wrong-way cyclists and they don't give a sh**. A bunch of homeless dudes or DUII cyclists. I yell at them, and they don't even flinch. It's like the Walking Dead.

-- Jay Beattie.