In addition to using a generator powered headlight and taillight in "always on mode", I also use one of these:
https://www.rivbike.com/collections/odds-ends/products/miny-mini-mine-reflecto-triangle-minny I have had more than one passing driver mention that they noticed it. On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 5:11:08 PM UTC-4, Joel wrote: > > > Thanks. You are right about US drivers, Unless they also are cyclists > most are clueless > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 4:36 PM aeroperf <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Interesting subject all around. >> >> Airplane studies, for both the Air Force and the FAA, indicate that 4 >> cycles per second is the optimum flash rate for getting a pilot’s >> attention. I use a Planet Bike Beamer 80 for the front, and Planet Bike >> Grateful Red taillight, both on quick flash mode. They let folk know I’m >> there, without blinding anybody. But here in the US I try to stay on the >> bike trail and off the roads. >> >> German bikes (at least 2002 - 2005 when I lived there) were required to >> come with a head and tail light, generally dynamo driven with those little >> snap-down-on-your-tire dynamos. They were also required to have reflectors >> in the spokes and reflectors front and rear on the pedals. You could >> always take these off, but that’s the way they were sold. Apparently a >> study had been done and this was determined to be the most cost effective >> set of safety items, for both day and night. >> For road touring, we’d add a light fluorescent green vest for daylight, >> and sometimes a pair of reflective ankle straps for night. Dorky, sure, >> but you can see those vests pretty well on a moving bicyclist. >> >> I would say that US drivers have an order of magnitude less consideration >> for bicyclists than their European counterparts. If I do plan on going on >> the road here for any distance, I still take that dorky green vest. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/-XxUiw_uF7I/unsubscribe >> . >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f2a65ed4-69f2-4a16-8a8b-94d2f3201a3eo%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f2a65ed4-69f2-4a16-8a8b-94d2f3201a3eo%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- > ~IMPORTANT~ Note to all~~ EMAIL ETIQUETTE > If you forward this email, please highlight and delete the forwarding > history, which includes my email address and maybe others. It is a courtesy > to me and others who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all > over the world. Erasing the history helps prevent Spammers from obtaining > addresses, prevents viruses from being propagated, and limits the > proliferation of spam. Also, please use the “BCC” area instead of “TO” and > “CC” when forwarding to several people at once. > ~~Thank you~~ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9d8e2ed5-874b-4ccc-8d16-bb7bf6a7fe90o%40googlegroups.com.
