On Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 2:08:10 AM UTC-8, John B. wrote:
On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:43:14 -0800, sms
wrote:

On 2/13/2018 1:10 PM, jbeattie wrote:

When it comes to DRLs, correlation is about all we have. I haven't seen a single study where are driver claimed he or she saw a bicyclist and avoided an accident during daylight hours because of a light.

LOL, you're sounding like the people that think that there are entities
running around funding every possible double-blind study. They are very
good at trying to promote doubt with every study that proves something
that doesn't fit their agenda.

It's not just the Odense study on DRLs, it's also all the studies on
motorcycle headlights, both steady and modulated.

You don't view a study that was 100% financed and supported by
Reelight that. strangely enough, proved that using the Reelight magnet
powered light was Good! Good! Good! is just a tiny bit suspect?

Probably not as it supports YOUR assertions that bright lights make
Bikes safe. But I suspect that you never actually read the study, did
you? After all Reelight seems to be strangely reticent in announcing
the power of their lights. They only describe it as " a smart little
bike light with bright clear illumination".

But One does wonder how powerful a tiny little one LED lamp powered
by a magnet attached to the spokes really is?

Strange that someone who advocates large powerful bicycle lights would
be a proponent of such a tiny little light.

A tiny little one LED lamp that reduces the number of SOLO accidents by over one-quarter. Moreover, the benefits were greatest during the day and not at twilight or even night -- which is odd. You look at these studies and really wonder how valid they are. Not that a DRL is a bad thing, but again, during bright daylight, I see clothes long before lights. Jan Heine thinks you should wear ninja outfits to hide from the cars. https://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/...rget-fixation/ He rides fat tires and knows everything, so that's what I'm going to do.

-- Jay Beattie.