Originally Posted by
mr_bill
Some folks are impressed by the combo video/rear red light products.
Just wondering out loud if mounting six rear red lights on a bicycle has ever swayed ANYONE on a jury? (BTW, Why six? If six is good isn’t seven even better? How about thirteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty-three, twenty-nine....) And shouldn’t you have red blinker lights in the shower too? I mean, the shower is more dangerous.....
-mr. bill
Like all things, there's always a point of diminishing return. Nevertheless, I have noticed that smeo guys do light up their bikes like a Christmas tree.
In my experience three should be the limit, and provides the best compromise between utility and safety. I have two strobes permanently mounted to my bike and affix an additional (high-mount) blinking red light to my helmet.
This combination can be seen by anyone from as far as a mile away. Its attention grabbing without being distracting. My headlight has only died once on me -- because I forgot to recharge it -- but I still need a backup (I have two flashlights but no mounts) just for those types of instances.