Originally Posted by
Caliper
If your lights are bright and thus hurt my eyes, I will NOT see you because I will be intentionally looking AWAY to preserve my vision. Thus increasing our chances of colliding. Yes, this is an issue that I encounter in real life and yes, you will see me looking off into the woods as you pass me.
Same problem with idiot motorcyclists who run their high beams in traffic. Your lights hurt my eyes, I will look away and not see you.
I think the main thing is to aim your lights courteously. Aim the beam downward so that the main beam is shining on the trail and not near the eyes of other trail users. Basically, don't be a jerk. Pretty simple.
What's really funny is he later went on to explain he uses a low intensity, slow blinking light, which I don't think anyone is complaining about. OP is specifically about high-powered strobes.
I have no idea why people get so defensive about this that they can't even figure out how specific the problem is. They are lights that strobe so fast that the pupils cannot adjust.