Re: [Bikies] Front light etiquette- another detail

[Scott Ellington]

Consideration of others requires that the headlight not be bright and/ 
or aimed high enough to blind them, of course.  However, there is  
also a significant number of almost completely invisible pedestrians  
and cyclists, whom one would like to see in time to avoid  
collisions.  I have lost count of how may collisions I have narrowly  
avoided only because of those little reflectors on pedals and shoes,  
which these people apparently forget to remove.  I think they're  
actually TRYING to be invisible.  There's even one handicapped fellow  
on the Southwest path on a mobility scooter, to whom I will gladly  
donate some blinkers the next time I see him.  On a shared path,  
things would be safer and more pleasant for everyone at night if all  
users made an effort to make themselves visible.   Something  
reflective should suffice for pedestrians, though that still leaves  
some risk of getting hit by an unlighted bike.  There's simply no  
excuse for cyclists riding without lights, especially now that they  
are so effective and cheap.  For now, I'll risk the occasional  
complaint from an oncoming cyclists that my lights are too bright.   
Sorry, but those invisible people leave no other choice.

Scott
Scott Ellington
Madison, Wisconsin
USA



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