The real concern to a cyclist, is loss of conspicuity .....
Lightmare are supported by the UK National Cyclists organisation the CTC
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 Test dummy flies through the air in simulated crash of car into cyclist - Los Angles Times |
A driver cocooned in the safety cage of an airbag padded metal box with lights ablaze, reduces
the perception of hazards for all other drivers distracting their concentration
- sometimes with fatal consequences for less conspicuous road users.
#See: Safe Cycling by Prof Heilig which explains in layman's terms
the effects upon the eye#
Racing cyclists masked by headlights
A
driver's natural tendency is to shy away from the other car with
potential disastrous results for the cyclists who should be given a
clearance of at least 1.5 metres.
The escalating light madness caused by vehicles is forcing cyclists to use powerful front and rear flashing LED lamps in an attempt at
self preservation BUT unwittingly they making it collectively worse for everyone creating a
LIGHTMARE!
Prof Peter Heilig states: "Flashing lights destroy a driver's ability to perceive distance"
see: The Case Against Bright as the Sun Flashing Bike Lights
and also: Safety fears raised over mandatory daytime vehicle lights - Bike Radar
and also The CTC submission to the EU on DRL
Bangor
University Cycling Club - black clothing + black bike!
BUT why do many cyclists appear to have a death wish?
A drivers eye view - hard to spot
the bike particularly when a car with blinding lights appears
round the bend.
Wearing fashionable grey or black
Lycra can be fatal!
Jeremy Corbyn grey on grey
Celebrities set a poor
example
Boris Johnson - dark suit - black bike
Failure to wear high viz
clothing is dangerous!
Victoria Pendleton - all black
Troute Cycle Light Liberator
This comment from the Bikeradar forum says it all....
"Bought a Liberator 3 from Troute lights.
Run it on full beam flashing 2,000 lumens!
Even had oncoming cars stop on their side of the road.
Best 300quid I ever spent!
Get One and Get Even!
It's a jungle out there."
Should cyclists have to spend £300 to defend themselves
against cars and trucks thus escalating the LIGHTMARE??
