To cycle in the fog or not...
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Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
Country roads...tight/blind bends (perhaps)...fog...I'd be tempted to find an alternative (route or mode of transport). Depends on the characteristics of the roads.
Linford
Guest
Fog lights are academic when the bike has a HID conversion Only really becomes an issue after dark.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
If you've got good rear lights, then you'll be fine. 2 x Magicshines here 
I was really writing about form the rear, the standard motorbike tail light is not too good in really foggy conditions.
sidevalve
Über Member
At least m/cyclists don't leave they're rear fog light [I actually used to fit one when we used to do a lot of touring] on for the next three days, fog or no. Really I don't think cycles lights have the power to penetrate fog and the risk just aint worth it. However I wonder if one of the high power head lamps with a red lens would make a good rear fog in an emergency. Just a thought ?
Just one Magicshine for me, although it is not quite as good as my Dinotte 400R, both were used this morning just in case.If you've got good rear lights, then you'll be fine. 2 x Magicshines here
I do wish I had a DesignShine rear though.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
A decent >2W per LED rear light will have as much cutting power as a cars HI rear. I was riding with 6.8W of LED power yesterday morning & got the comment of "Oi MATE, there are cars that need that light! 
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jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
if its really thick and really quiet, bendy roads, then I'd take the car. Sorry.
its fun and all to watch the lights act like searchlights scanning the mist....but the car coming up behind you wont be enjoying it and wont be looking for you.
Linford
Guest
All the m/bikes I have owned in the last 15 years have had double bulbs in the tail lights. My current one has an LED unit conversion with about 50 of them in it.
The primary difference between motorcycling and cycling on country roads though is that on a cycle, by and large, every other vehicle on the road 'will' overtake you so good rear viz is essential. This is rarely the case when motorcycling, and you generally always either hold your place in the traffic with other motor vehicles or overtake them yourself (obviously not in fog)
I also feel from a m/cycling viewpoint (well any really) is that you can indicate your intention well when changing direction. I've actually upgraded mine and have 4 indicators on each side of the bike now with some inside the tail and seperate ones on stalks and have converted the regular mirrors into mirror indicators for better viz. I'm even toying with the idea of putting CREE type DRLs into the mirror indicators now if I possibly can figure a way of doing it. I know that some see the biker image as being reckless and lawless (etc) but by and large nearly all the people I know take the safety (being seen) side very seriously.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
I ride for pleasure, being retired and all that. I ride several times a week, but not deliberately in fog, althouh we do get unexpected Haar blow in without warning, so I do get caught out again. That's why all my trikes have lights!
