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Yet another traffic fatality
An area high school girl was killed around sunset Thursday. Her dad is in
critical condition. Neither had lights, according to the report. Two vehicles were involved. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story....&Story=5914573 |
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Yet another traffic fatality
Horace wrote:
An area high school girl was killed around sunset Thursday. Her dad is in critical condition. Neither had lights, according to the report. Two vehicles were involved. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story....&Story=5914573 Can you get the Raliegh Clear Channel radio station from Fayetteville? --Karen M. |
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Yet another traffic fatality
"Karen M." wrote in message om... Horace wrote: Can you get the Raliegh Clear Channel radio station from Fayetteville? --Karen M. Not familiar with it. What's the frequency? Horace |
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Yet another traffic fatality
Horace wrote:
Not familiar with it. What's the frequency? "G105." See this link for particulars: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...ger.net#link10 --Karen M. leaping to conclusions |
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Yet another traffic fatality
"Steven Goodridge" wrote in message om... and use of a headlamp is irrelevant to an overtaking collision. Not if your lights are bright enough to illuminate the surroundings and create a "pool" of light the way car headlights do. Using a dual 12w spot/12w flood system, I've been told my headlights contribute as much to my night visibility from behind as do my three rear LED blinkies and rreflective triangle. RichC |
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Yet another traffic fatality
"Horace" wrote in message link.net...
An area high school girl was killed around sunset Thursday. Her dad is in critical condition. Neither had lights, according to the report. Two vehicles were involved. http://www.fayettevillenc.com/story....&Story=5914573 Strangely, the article said neither person was wearing a reflective vest, and neither bike had lights. But they were struck by a car rounding a curve and hitting them from behind. Bicycle headlights, while very necessary to prevent accidents involving cars from the front or side, would have been no help in preventing this. Why do they mention reflective vests? Are these considered a standard safety item in the area? I never see people wearing them in Raleigh. They add only a little visibility over a good reflector. Assuming the bikes had their CPSC rear reflectors on, and the reflectors were properly angled, they should have been reasonably visible from the rear. I suspect the driver was over-driving her headlights and that is why they weren't seen. But not enough details given to really conclude this. To tie this into another rear lighting discussion going on in rec.bicycles.misc, Forester objected to the CPSC rear reflectors because they are non-optimal and based on a faulty 360 degree reflector assumption. They waste a lot of surface area on side reflection. Forester, and I certainly agree, thinks that a reflector devoted to rear reflection is much better, having about 3x the brightness of the CPSC reflector. And he thinks amber is better as that returns more light than a red reflector. However, I've done tests with the standard CPSC rear reflector. As long as the weather is OK ( no rain or fog), they should make one visible. Easily visible in the headlights from a block away. The 3 inch amber reflector Forester recommends is a LOT brighter, brighter than any of the LED taillights people normally use, and should make you visible even in adverse conditions (I've tested all of these in heavy fog). Mounting the reflector low - say on your fender if you have one, makes the reflection MUCH brighter, as it catches the brighter part of the car beam. I doubt you can do any better than this. So a reflector is sufficient for most conditions, especially a 3 inch amber. More might be nice, but certainly isn't always necessary and probably would not have made a difference in the case referred to in the article. -Pete |
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Yet another traffic fatality
"Rich Clark" wrote:
Using a dual 12w spot/12w flood system, I've been told my headlights contribute as much to my night visibility from behind as do my three rear LED blinkies and rreflective triangle. Do you get by with just a belt and suspenders, or do you glue your pants on as well? Chalo Colina |
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Yet another traffic fatality
"Chalo" wrote in message
m... "Rich Clark" wrote: Using a dual 12w spot/12w flood system, I've been told my headlights contribute as much to my night visibility from behind as do my three rear LED blinkies and rreflective triangle. Do you get by with just a belt and suspenders, or do you glue your pants on as well? I only glue my pants on when visiting certain downtown neighborhoods alone after dark. However, when you're in the lane every night on a road with no shoulder and the average car is going over 50mph, you *really* want drivers to see you from a long way away. RichC |
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