jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
A thought occured to me as I was on my way home last night, after encountering the surreal sight of two small bright lights seemingly floating in the air, bobbing about coming towards me on the other side of the road which turned out to be a black-clad cyclist with no reflectives with a light on his handlebars and one on his helmet.
Howabouts having a small light on the handlebars pointing TOWARDS yourself, so other road users can see what you are?
I often find having bright lights seem to suck in the light around them, often making people using them harder to see than easier.
Thoughts?
Spooky, I had the exact same thought about a week ago and was sitting in traffic on my bike wondering if helmets could be designed with LED down lighters just to illuminate the torso of a rider. I find seeing the shape of a rider more helpful than just a light.
But, theres a downside...In the same way that Bent mikey likes to wobble to make drivers steer clear, an "odd" light also makes drivers wary. If i was illuminated too well could drivers choose to cut it close, confident that they can see that they didn't actually hit me I wonder?
But I agree, iluminated riders really do stand out, where as bike lights tend to get lost in the light confusion