Seizures or not, I think we should all turn off the flashing mode while on dark bike paths and turn it back on while on roads. On Aug 24, 2012 6:20 PM, "KMSH" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was biking home two nights ago at dusk along the lakefront path near > campus and saw a runner ahead jogging toward me. As he got close he said > "that light can trigger seizures" in a serious non-joking way, and then > kept on running. > > I have heard that flashing lights in videos can trigger seizures, and I > agree that my front light blinks annoyingly fast (it's Bontrager Ion > 2<http://store.trekbikes.com/product/bontrager+ion+2+headlight.do>, > from Trek), but is this really a big deal? I find that I am more visible > with a blinking light (as opposed to keeping it on steady), and it saves > batteries too. > > -Kristy > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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