Jeremy Vine "Have you been blinded by bike lights?"

[benb]

Lumens are measure in logs I believe.

No, that's loomens you're thinking of.

 

[glenn forger]

I would not have been polite to the old fool

Be more constructive if Vine did a programme on drivers like that.

 

[Lonestar]

Vine's a dullard himself, he reckons his front light "Physically stops BMWs from pulling out!".
No it doesn't.

That's rubbish,no way can you prevent a BMW driver pulling out.

 

[User16625]

"600 lumen not suitable for urban roads" they reckon. Only "extreme cyclists" use them. I think my EL320 is 500 lumen.

"Cyclists use bright lights to annoy drivers on purpose" some bellend says.

So a Porsche Cayenne six inches from your arse with it's xenon headlights on main beam is less of a hazard than my Cateye with 4xAA batteries?

In most countries (albeit not so much in the UK) people use a large and very powerful ball of nuclear fusion as a source of light. Neither AA batteries nor Porsches are anywhere near as bright.

 

[Tin Pot]

Blinded by a cretin on high beams tonight, which masked a patch of potholes.

Bastard.

I don't know why...wait I do know why stupid people act stupid. If we force them to lose the ridiculous lights and use their eyes, we'll all be better off. Drivers and riders.

 

[Justinslow]

There are some bell ends in vehicles with bright lights, there are some bell ends on bikes with bright lights, there are bell ends everywhere............NEXT.