Helmet lights!

[Davywalnuts]

After realising how invisible I have been while commuting home at night, even though I have good bike lights and reflectives, I've gone nuts, I think, unless am not alone, with backupz on my helmet!

I now sport 7! 3 front, 4 rear! Is this tooooo much? I now look like the bloke from the film "The Running Man"! Albeit am slightly slimmer! Just!

Am sure theres no laws against this is there? Is this too much?

 

[mr_cellophane]

As long as one front and one rear conform to the relevant BS you can have what you like.

 

[Davywalnuts]

My bike lights do!

 

[DJ]

would this be after admiring my helmet on the ampsheer ride?

No, no that did'nt happen.

 

[Davywalnuts]

Yours and Aperitif's and Sig's!

 

[Aperitif]

WEith all those lights on your helmet, I'm anticipating quicker 'walnutbreaks'...or am I wrong again?

 

[Davywalnuts]

WEith all those lights on your helmet, I'm anticipating quicker 'walnutbreaks'...or am I wrong again?

Just like your Garmin, you leading into the wrong direction..

Quicker breaks will never happen... hehehe!

 

[Cubist]

Tesco mini LED's for a couple of quid each, fit into the vents on my helmet. They have a blinding strobe flash and are absolutely unmissable.

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

Tesco mini LED's for a couple of quid each, fit into the vents on my helmet. They have a blinding strobe flash and are absolutely unmissable.

These are what I have Davy and as Cubist says the strobe flash is blinding

 

[MartinC]

If helmet compulsion is introduced all the lights and cameras will probably need to be removed.

 

[Davywalnuts]

My first outting last night with them all on and I was given much more space by drivers! Did get flashed by one car coming the other way, probably in disgust, but I was seen, thats all that matters!

Sig, your see tonight how much of a menace I am now! Mwahahaha! TESCO's one and Backupz.

MartinC, why would that be? I like my lights!

 

[gbb]

My first outting last night with them all on and I was given much more space by drivers! Did get flashed by one car coming the other way, probably in disgust, but I was seen, thats all that matters!

Sig, your see tonight how much of a menace I am now! Mwahahaha! TESCO's one and Backupz.

MartinC, why would that be? I like my lights!

While helmet lights give you something extra...being able to see, and being seen...there are drawbacks that ive seen, and maybe that driver saw...

I was riding a country road one evening. I could see some lights ahead, but my brain told me they were too high. Must be a low flying plane (we get a lot of Harrier jets round here).....and for 30 seconds or so, i just couldnt work it out. It was really distracting and slightly disorientating. Then of course as the rider got close, i realised...helmet light.

Within weeks i was having this discussion with the wife. She said (she's not a serious cyclist, but a regular one)..yeah, i know what you mean...i have one on my ride home....its really distracting. As he approaches, i find it REALLY difficult NOT to be distracted by it. It makes me feel wierd.

 

[MartinC]

Davy, if they legislate for helmets it makes sense for them to prohibit people messing with the helmets in case they make them less effective. I believe you're not allowed to stick things on motorcycle helmets. It's only speculation.

 

[Davywalnuts]

gbb, thats interesting.. Ive often been confused down country lanes seeing a red light ahead, for it only to be a Speed Cameras operation light! Now, I do use full bike lights and reflectives, so I should have been seen anyhow and this was under street lightening at that time it happened.. Ill see what the reaction is tonight on the Fnrttc. One thing I did spot was the kick back of light the road signs gave. It did make me wonder a few times who was flashing around me!

MartinC, I am sure I heard to same about motorcycle helmets this morning. Think theres a thread on here I need to read and maybe air my views?