A speed of 17mph =~ 25 feet/sec.
500 feet of visibility gives you a limit 20 seconds of reaction time
for a stationary object.
An object coming toward you, of course, would further reduce reaction time.
And if you don't react promptly, you'll be seeing start of a different type.
Quoting Michael Rewey <[email protected]>:
A thought on legal bicycle headlights - the only requirement is that
they must be visible from
500 feet. That does not guaranty that they are strong enough to
illuminate a path or see a
dark object. I bike quite often at night and I always rely on
street lights to supplement my
legal headlight.
Mike Rewey
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On 12 Jul 2012 at 10:30, George Perkins wrote:
Agree. I bike 7 ½ miles one-way twice a day. I average around 15mph
to get to work in 35
minutes. It is totally reasonable to expect I go at this moderate
speed on bike paths and
bike lanes. I use a bell to signal when passing.
Bus takes 55 minutes. By car 20 minutes without traffic, 30 minutes
if traffic is heavy.
Maybe more people would be biking if they know how easy and quick it
is - add some non
intrusive appropriate path lighting and more would be biking on the
SW Commuter Bike
Path after 5:00pm in the winter when it is already dark.
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Grant Foster
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:10 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Bikies
Subject: Re: [Bikies] Sly Delivers Fact-Lite Screed on Bike Path Lighting
I agr
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