Originally Posted by
Troul
Typically the blinking mode serves well when adjusted down enough & used in: the fog, heavy traffic areas during the day, paths used during the day with a lot of sharp bends. When the blink mode is being used when the path is pretty straight & clear, with it's flash aimed at the face of others, I just assume the rider has the IQ of a box of rocks & soils themselves often for no apparent reason.
It's really a matter of three factors-the idiotic use is fast flash, extremely bright and aimed directly forward without angling down. It's absolutely blinding and forces the oncoming rider to turn their head away as they close the distance. I almost hit a kid on a bike because his father was riding next to him with one of those damn lights. He made the kid essentially invisible.