Rider with no front light

[mjr]

Not me,they have fitted the Boris Bikes with a flashing green on the front.Gives out a cycle logo as well.

At a cost of £860,000 IIRC. I've a FoIA WTF awaiting response from TFL at the moment.

 

[Tim Hall]

At a cost of £860,000 IIRC. I've a FoIA WTF awaiting response from TFL at the moment.

The press release page here says it was largely funded by Santander. But, yes, more information would be useful. Someone at Blaze (the manufacturer) did a good selling job I reckon.

 

[wonderloaf]

During my travels to China I'm amazed that there aren't more road accidents at night, as everyone seems to ride their motor scooters and bikes without any lights at night so are almost invisible. Add in the fact that they ride the scooters the wrong way up one way streets,on the pavement, basically anywhere I don't know why there isn't carnage happening every night. But what really ticks me off is that the scooters all have lights as standard, all they have to do is flick a switch! Amazing, maybe it's a culture thing.

 

[summerdays]

I was one of those cyclists tonight.... nipped out for a quick errand, and both front and back were fine, got home to see no back light on! New lights I've not yet worked out what the charging routine is yet and I stupidly didn't bother with a second light at the back! It's charging now for the morning!

 

[Pale Rider]

When I rode one on Thursday it appeared that the green projected image was steady, unless the bike was stationary, when it switched to flashing after a short while. Where this gets,s us on the legality question I don't know. I'm assuming the bike still had its regular white and red lights, but didn't check.

Edit: Looking at the promotional video on the Santander website, yes the white flashing light is still there.

It's one of these - the website mentions 'now on shared use schemes'.

https://blaze.cc/

 

[mjr]

I was one of those cyclists tonight.... nipped out for a quick errand, and both front and back were fine, got home to see no back light on! New lights I've not yet worked out what the charging routine is yet and I stupidly didn't bother with a second light at the back! It's charging now for the morning!

Not stupid at all. Use one light but if at all possible, put the rear light on the right hand seat stay so you can check it easily while you ride, else get off and check it every few miles. Mostly if it's flat batteries, they die before the first check.

 

[mjr]

The press release page here says it was largely funded by Santander. But, yes, more information would be useful. Someone at Blaze (the manufacturer) did a good selling job I reckon.

Who cares who paid? It's still a heck of a chunk of change that could probably have been spent on other cycling projects.

 

[summerdays]

Not stupid at all. Use one light but if at all possible, put the rear light on the right hand seat stay so you can check it easily while you ride, else get off and check it every few miles. Mostly if it's flat batteries, they die before the first check.

It wasn't much more than a mile in total, (I'll just have to hope it was near the end it went) and the roads were quiet and well lit. I'd much rather the two light option if cycling any distance at night.

 

[classic33]

Who cares who paid? It's still a heck of a chunk of change that could probably have been spent on other cycling projects.

I'd say those that spent it. However that "chunk of change" could have been used to pay for more of the same. But what's either got to do with cycling without a front light?

 

[Blue Hills]

But what really ticks me off is that the scooters all have lights as standard, all they have to do is flick a switch! Amazing, maybe it's a culture thing.

Possibly. Maybe like Italian drivers. All equipped with signal lights which will almost certainly last for their ownership of the car, maybe even their lifetime. Many don't use them = can only think it is of because some concept of machismo/twattishness.

 

[Salty seadog]

Indeed, plenty around here seem to think they don't need any lights to go with their black garb

And black bikes.....

 

[Moodyman]

Amazing, maybe it's a culture thing.

Or maybe they have a different perception to risk.

I once took a bus along a mountain road in South Asia where the driver (who had the life of about 30 people in his hands) was driving in thin plastic slippers as worn beside the pool, and often steered tight bends with one hand whilst the other was used to take the fare off the passengers and go give them change.

 

[Lonestar]

During my travels to China I'm amazed that there aren't more road accidents at night, as everyone seems to ride their motor scooters and bikes without any lights at night so are almost invisible. Add in the fact that they ride the scooters the wrong way up one way streets,on the pavement, basically anywhere I don't know why there isn't carnage happening every night. But what really ticks me off is that the scooters all have lights as standard, all they have to do is flick a switch! Amazing, maybe it's a culture thing.

Bangkok in Thailand was like that as well.That's where I first got the idea to put reflectives on my suitcase.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Possibly. Maybe like Italian drivers. All equipped with signal lights which will almost certainly last for their ownership of the car, maybe even their lifetime. Many don't use them = can only think it is of because some concept of machismo/twattishness.

The same machismo/twattishness that's become common place here in Britain in the last few years! They'd rather press the keypad(or whatever you call them)on their feckin' mobiles than press an indicator switch!

 

[User16625]

Is black more streamlined ha ha

Black is definitely more popular. According to sciencists, the universe contains more dark matter than it does both normal matter and my ex's arse combined. Thats a lot of black.