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Blinding other road users

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  • November 6, 2008 at 10:53 am #11494
    cactuscat

    Just reading the Stella 120 review, certainly head torches are getting better and better at incapacitating other road users. Can you be arrested for having a light that’s *much* too bright and shining it in a Saxo-wielding idiot’s eyes? 👿 . I’ve been known to headlight duel with inconsiderate motorists, but i’d do the same in a car… 😀

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  • November 6, 2008 at 11:14 am #625705
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    Mr Sock

    Lighten up!
    Sorry, couldn’t resist. Hate to be sensible but thebikeboy does have a point. :/

    November 6, 2008 at 11:11 am #625703
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    thebikeboy

    Well it certainly doesn’t
    Well it certainly doesn’t sound very sensible whether you do it in a car or on a bike, you are putting yourself and other road users at risk – particularly when you are in a car (two vehicles travelling towards each other at speed with neither driver able to see properly doesn’t sound like a good idea – particularly if there’s a vulnerable road user stuck in between them, on a bike perhaps.) X( X(

    The tricky part on a bike it seems to me is being able to dip your lights quickly enough not to dazzle oncoming traffic, particularly if your main beam is on a helmet mounted torch. 😕

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