Arch said:
I'm not suggesting pointing a light at myself instead of outwards, but as well as. So that anyone looking at me sees (in my case) two forward facing lights (one flashing) AND a broad patch of yellow front, as opposed to three lights, one of which wiill probably be lost in the glare from the others...
I know thats what you're suggesting, but I think that would be a less effective strategy than just pointing the extra light outwards. Remember, if you're not in the headlights of a vehicle then you're not in the drivers line of sight, and as the area effectively illuminated (at least such that your reflective stuff will show up) is actually pretty broad, you're not likely to make yourself more visible to motorists using something like this.
Better, IMHO, to get a couple of those lit up reflective armbands. Shows up light, also a good reflector.
Frankly, if it just makes a driver think "Oh, what's that?" for a second, (like a recumbent does), it's done it's job.
I agree, I just don't think that what you're proposing will work very well for that.