Cyclist with so many rear lights...

[purplepolly]

I'm reeling from the hi-viz trou!

they were a bit of a shock.

He's not got enough contrast though - if he cycled past a health and safety committee or a building site he wouldn't be visible.

 

[zaid]

Yep, he just looks like regular road-works!

 

[Brains]

I got side swiped off before Xmas by a SMIDSY
Rear: 3 x 5 LED's 1 x 3 LED's on flash
Front: 2 x Spots, 1 x 5 LED on flash, 1 x 3 LED's on flash
Total of 8 lights and 28 bulbs and I was in hig viz and had bright red panniers

 

[Greenbank]

Lots of lights, well positioned/angled and directed properly = good.

A single badly positioned/angled very bright light = bad.

I've found it very difficult following someone with a basic half-Watt Smart Superflash that was pointing upwards too much. Given how hard it was to cycle behind I really wouldn't want a car to have to deal with that when trying to overtake me.

I've got a B&M D'Toplight (built in reflectors) on the rack and back that up with a flashing Smart Superflash (making sure it points downwards enough).

 

[Maz]

Why are his lights on in daylight?

 

[Downward]

Why are his lights on in daylight?

It was probably dark when he started turning them on.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

4 small flashing LED's on helmet
1 B&M rack light
1 French battery powered mudguard lamp
1 flashing red LED on the rack
1 LED on each bit of luggage on bike (max 3 2 x panniers 1 rack top bag)
1 LED on my bag

OTT? probably but I have no intention of running less. Anecdotal evidence suggests cars go round me not through me when I'm a Christmas Tree. My commute takes me down 'green tunnels' on rural roads where it is pretty dark even in full daylight.

 

[John the Monkey]

Why are his lights on in daylight?

I quite often use my lights when it's really overcast, or raining.

 

[John the Monkey]

My winter setup;

2x Knog Frogs on helmet (one rear facing red, one front facing white)
1x High Power Torch on bars
1x Knog Toad (5x LED light) on flash on bars
1x Blackburn Mars4.0 Rear light (steady, on seatpost)
1x Torch 9x rear light (3rd flash pattern, on seatpost)
1x Smart Superflash (flashing, on seatstay)
And usually reflective + LED ankle and armbands.

They do have to be looking to see all that though, as my painful experience last October proved.

 

[saty]

I quite often use my lights when it's really overcast, or raining.

Ditto, like the past few mornings..

I run 2 rear lights and 2 front in winter (cat eye and smart). But i leave one set on thru these months..

 

[grhm]

Why are his lights on in daylight?

As others have said, or he comes in through a tree lined road. If I come into work the scenic route, it can be broad daylight for most of the route but there is a 2 mile stretch where trees on either side of the road meet overhead and form an extended dingy tunnel. I don't trust drivers to spot me, especially if their eyes have adjusted from the sun to the shade, or worse, they wearing sunglasses.

 

[Maz]

As others have said, or he comes in through a tree lined road.

Yes, good point.

 

[thomas]

I quite often use my lights when it's really overcast, or raining.

+1

I've got a front and rear cateye and helmet knogs.

If I'm commuting in the dark this winter, like I did over Christmas I'm going to splash out on an decent rechargeable front light as the roads I go along don't have street lights (or they didn't for the old office - new office wouldn't be so bad..it does have street lights for most of the time).

 

[ufkacbln]

THe trick is to be able to stand in front of winesses and sy..

"I'm sorry, would you care to repeat that - you didn't see me?"

 

[HJ]

I used to have loads of rear lights, but then I got a DiNotte 400L, it's visible at over a mile in full sun light, drivers tend to give much more room when I am using it...