Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
In the 70's a guy made bicycle lights from highway construction flashers & lead-acid batteries. They were about the only light with decent brightness but weighed ~10 lbs. A few die-hard commuters used them.
That was Ed Kearney -- a lawyer, and member of NCUTLO, helping to rewrite some of the traffic laws to be more cyclist friendly.
I bought those lights -- the rear light was a barricade flasher! Could make the driver think you were a road obstruction, so they would give you a wide berth.