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Lights On All The Time

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  • March 12, 2013 at 3:15 pm #18209
    millskid

    Basically, I was driving to work (middle of the day, sunny)and there was a cyclist with his lights on, blinking on and off. I saw him a good 800 metres before I overtook him, and this was down to the lights he was using. I am considering adopting this approach as well. Does anyone else do this, have the lights on all the time? Safety is my main concern when out on the bike.

    thanks

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  • March 12, 2013 at 4:24 pm #721633
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    Anonymous

    I use a rear on ‘twinkle’
    I use a rear on ‘twinkle’ (rather than on-off-on-off) all the time.

    Not because I’m completely convinced it will make a difference, but in the event of an accident I don’t want any shadow of doubt who was negligent.

    March 12, 2013 at 4:03 pm #721631
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    foxyloxy

    Yes I tend to keep my Knog
    Yes I tend to keep my Knog Boomers on strobe during daylight.I was riding an evening 10 TT last season,and one of our club had a rear knog boomer on strobe,he was my minute man and was clearly visible on the straight. 😉

    March 12, 2013 at 3:37 pm #721629
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    farrell

    I have one of those frog type
    I have one of those frog type lights attached to my helmet that I leave on blink.

    Puts it nicely at eye level for drivers.

    March 12, 2013 at 3:35 pm #721627
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    NickJ_74

    I’ve been using the rear
    I’ve been using the rear light on blink since September last year, on all weather runs out on my road bike (approx 1000 miles so far), it’s surprising how long the batteries actually last! Just gives a sense of a bit more protection through visibility, especially in low sun conditions and when passing through sun and shady spots. I will continue to use the rear light on blink all year round because of this.

    March 12, 2013 at 3:33 pm #721625
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    dave atkinson

    me too: dynohub and lights on
    me too: dynohub and lights on the whole time. and i normally turn my rear on when i’m riding on the road on a bike that doesn’t have a dyno system, whatever time of day

    March 12, 2013 at 3:32 pm #721623
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    andyp

    Yup, I use my rear light in
    Yup, I use my rear light in daylight on my commute. On constant, obviously.

    March 12, 2013 at 3:28 pm #721621
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    Bez

    Yes. I have dynohubs on my
    Yes. I have dynohubs on my commuter and my audaxish bike so I have full time lights on those as there’s no point turning them off. The summer road bike doesn’t have a dyno (yet) but even on that I have the rear light always on, even on the brightest of days (helps under tree cover – even with a really clean windscreen the changes from light to shade and back can be dramatic).

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