Originally Posted by
MrCjolsen
I set my brightest light on full power solid, and my other light on flash. The purpose of the solid is so that they see me. The flash is to get their attention and so they notice that I'm a bike and not going as fast as they are.
I use rechargeables and make sure they get refreshed every other day.
I've been doing testing, and what counts is beeing seen well in advance, far up the road
a bright solid light is easier to see, and judge speed and direction, vs a blinking light
a blinking light affords too many intervals when a driver behind is scanning ahead and will not
see you because of the dead space between blinks. a solid light will always be seen. 40% of
the time a blinking light won't been seen in the type of quick scanning drivers do until more
closing distance is gained.
solid always trumps blink