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Originally Posted by slab288
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I'm sure there will be one there that will do nicely.

The reason that I asked about a light that is not only BRIGHT but visible in daylight is just today, well yesterday now (Thursday), I saw a cyclist come within a few feet of being knocked over by a driver who was appoaching from behind the cyclist but was not paying attension, the cyclist was fortunate that he was rite by a ramp in the kerb such that he could take quick action to get out of the way of the car..........now as I also mentioned I have the tiny tot on the bike (everyday) and it's always during the day so best to be seen, I will aslo be fitting a bar end mirror aswell just to be sure.

Thanks again
Bryan
Bright lights might help, but some motorists aren't going to see anything until it is too late. I used to drive a very large RED Ford Crew cab dually truck with a 14" tall chrome bumper for work. One day sitting in traffic, stopped at a traffic signal some bimbo in a Toyota Corolla plowed into the back of it. She told the police she didn't see the truck there... Turns out she had her head down texting, good thing it was a 8,000 # truck and not a cyclist or motor cyclist. FWIW I drove away from the wreck, she didn't.

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