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    2. @pakelly99 on

      Or, presumably, have a light that combines a steady beam interspersed with a flash, as I do on my front white light, even during the day.
      On the rear I run a varia radar light radar on flash and a bontrager tiny cube light also on flash.
      I think about the lack of a steady rear light.
      It is tricky, if going for a ride of any given length, battery-wise, but that’s probably something best resolved in the near future.
      As much of a brick as the varia is, one hesitates to run it on steady as a) the battery will (should?) run out quicker, then you’ve no radar / video (aside from the backup light, also down one rear light), and b) in the instances the radar detects vehicles, it flashes the light in any event.
      Tomorrow’s a climb day, answering my own dilemma, I guess I’ll try run the bontrager on steady.

    3. @tmscw4504 on

      Funfact: In Germany, having a flashing light attached to your bike is not permitted as flashing lights are reserved for ambulances, police etc. But having a flashing light on your back head is fine as it is not attached to the vehicle (i.e. your bike). There is also a limit to a backlight's brightness which is why some companies provide a special version for the German market (e.g. Garmin Varia)

    4. @Michael_Rega on

      From working on ambulance it is know flashing light can be dangerous because of something called the moth effect, which is where people begin to stare at the flashing light, and become fixated on it, thereby following where they’re looking and driving into the flashing light. This is a common thing for when people drive into firetrucks and ambulances.

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