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[oxoman]

Please note I wouldn't blind a driver with my front light on purpose, I use the one on my helmet to make sure they see me if they get to close or at junctions etc. TBH country lanes are usually the best places to ride in the dark as less light pollution and you and other road users are way more visible.

 

[YMFB]

As well as the obvious danger, it's super illegal and sod's law means you'll do it to an unmarked cop car at some point.

What on earth do you mean by “super illegal”

After looking at the Highway Code I’m not even sure it’s illegal. It is obviously stupid, inconsiderate and dangerous.

 

[Drago]

What on earth do you mean by “super illegal”

He means not just illegal, but so incredibly illegal its actually super illegal.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/regulation/27/made

Note its "any" vehicle and not simply "motor" vehicle.

 

[YMFB]

Taking the superlative out of the equation and accepting that using a light that’s dazzling is just plain silly, the chances of being caught and prosecuted in Wiltshire for such a misdemeanour is about the same as the Ice age returning this winter. Unmarked Police cars, we barely have panda cars.