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wrote in message oups.com... Roger Zoul wrote: Helmut Springer wrote: :: :: Simply not a question in the discussed scenario: either the driver :: is far away just seeing a vehicle's taillight and that vehicle :: shifting 1-2m to the left is no issue. Or the driver is nearby and :: sees the bicycle clearly in his headlights. I guess then that the OP didn't almost buy the farm as the driver nearby, on the wrong side of the road, clearly saw him in her headlights. Strictly speaking, I think that's true. The OP didn't describe how close the car actually came (at least, in the original post). In fact, it sounded like it was pretty far away. Personally, I think he was just sensitized because of his _actual_ close call earlier in the week. I would say it was 15-20 feet at best. I think the reason I let her get so close was a combination of early morning eyes and disbelief. She was close. Too close for comfort. |
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On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:18:43 GMT, "Gooserider"
wrote: "Zoot Katz" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 02:06:31 GMT, "Gooserider" wrote: This moron just wasn't paying attention. She was sitting on the passenger side, too. Guess she was weaving side to side to hit all the boxes. Lucky I didn't end up on her hood. I'll bet you would have used one of those nasty locomotive horns if you had one. -- Since they require an air compressor that's an impossibility. My horn is 120db when the one liter pop bottle is pumped up to 80psi. The air compressor at the gas station works fine for about 15 good blasts at max volume. I usually pump it up by hand. It gets drivers' attention but doesn't sound like a locomotive. It stopped a Jeep and a Lexus last year. Let's see how cool you think they are when some moron blasts you with one from behind. Just a regular horn blast can be startling enough at close range. KarKulture is twisted. Bicycle culture is the foundation on which to build a more civil society. I predict we'll see these people involved in some sort of trial before long. Somebody is going to cause a cyclist or even a motorists to have an accident with these horns. Your prediction is archived on Google. -- zk |
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Roger Zoul wrote:
:: Simply not a question in the discussed scenario: either the driver :: is far away just seeing a vehicle's taillight and that vehicle :: shifting 1-2m to the left is no issue. Or the driver is nearby and :: sees the bicycle clearly in his headlights. I guess then that the OP didn't almost buy the farm as the driver nearby, on the wrong side of the road, clearly saw him in her headlights. If the driver does not pay attention to the street no bicycle light will make much of a difference. Which has nothing to do with the topic of being recognizable as bicyclist or simply being visible. From the style of bringing up things that are not connected to topics I take it you want to qualify as troll... -- MfG/Best regards helmut springer |
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I have a low-cost (~$15) Cateye EL-120 LED headlight strapped to the top
of my helmet: http://geocities.com/rjmatter/helmet.jpg Unlike most other headlights, the EL-120 has a rubber strap rather than a clamp so it can be attached to virtually anything. I just run the strap through a couple vent holes. I run it in flashing mode with two rechargeable AA NiMH batteries. It is quite conspicuous and I have gotten lots of positive feedback about it from cagers and others. Originally I bought the EL-120 as a backup for my larger, steady-on Cateye EL-300 I clamp to the handlebars on any one of a dozen or so bikes in my stable. If I forget my EL-300 on another bike or in a different bag I will at least have a "be seen" light as long as I have my helmet with me, which I always do. Similarly, I also have a low-cost 5-LED red blinky clipped to the back of my helmet for added visibility and as a backup for my seatpost/rack light. My helmet, a Bell Metro, came with a durable rubber strap screwed to the back of the helmet to accommodate a taillight. I use a taillight from Performance that is often on sale for $5. It has one red LED on each side and three in the front for 180 degree visibility and takes two AA batteries. I use rechargeable NiMH batteries in it also. -Bob Matter Chicagoland Folding Bike Society http://www.geocities.com/rjmatter/ Dedicated to the promotion of folding bicycles and enhancement of the folding bike experience. |
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