Originally Posted by livedarklions

Well, I've seen them on the first three and on snow plows, but they're not standard issue on cars so I don't really encounter them too much. You realize that's for emergency vehicles to warn you that you need to get out of their way and they're often accompanied by a very loud siren, right? They don't run the strobes when they're just driving around. Guess why.

I don't get the attitude in your post, we have to put up with these bad things in an emergency, so you should have to put up with my assault lights?

Originally Posted by Miele Man

Actually, in a LOT of jurisdictions strobe lights on bicycles ARE illegal. However trying to convince people not to sell tehm or use them seems to be an exercise in futility.

Flashing or pulsing lights aren't nearly as bad as a strobe light but even those flashing or pulsing lights can be bad in low light conditions if they're overly bright.

Cheers