10 Questions on Bike lights and drivers.

[sooky004]

Hey everyone,
Im trying to investigate whats wrong with current bike lights and how to deter accidents between cyclists and drivers.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/73ZCGVH

would be wicked if you could do this survey please.

Cheers

Rohan

 

[Spinney]

Done.
However Q8 is fairly meaningless - some bicycle lights are considerably brighter than others, some are adjustable, etc, so someone's opinions on this question will depend on what kind of lights they have. It is too general. In addition, front lights in particular can be divided into 'being seen' lights (i.e. so other road users notice you), and 'see by' lights, so you can see the road ahead when there are no street lights.
And the part about the side - does that mean that lights should shine to the side as well, so the cycle can be seen from the side? It wasn't entirely clear.

Q9 also - I think signalling clearly at night would involve having reflectives on gloves/wrists at least. So signalling is likely to be much clearer in daylight than at night.

Good luck with it - it is a university project?

 

[simon the viking]

I agree with Spinney Q.8 its not clear enough.... You can get a light from a pound shop which won't be bright enough or a £200 high power that may (in some circumstances) be too bright so trying to lump all price bracket lights into one question is impossible..... saying that survey done!

 

[4F]

What problem ?

 

[SlowerThanASluggishSloth]

Done.
Agree with previous comments re: Q8.

 

[Ern1e]

Done and welcome also agree with @[USER=452]simon[/USER] the viking Q8 should be more of a cost versus effectivness.

 

[User33236]

Done. Omitted Q8 and placed comments / thoughts at end.

 

[cyberknight]

What problem ?

Indeed i once had a driver thank me for having such good lights when he stopped next to me at a junction, "land a plane with those lights" is a comment i get at work .

 

[summerdays]

Same points about question 8 though I decided that I felt most comfortable answering tHat they should be adjustable - I'm assuming that it was adjustable levels or was the beam meant to be adjustable.