Postboxer wrote:How about the rear lights that project two red lines onto the road to mark out your space, anyone tried those?
Those lines look a bit close to me. They may actually encourage close passes.
Postboxer wrote:How about the rear lights that project two red lines onto the road to mark out your space, anyone tried those?
bogmyrtle wrote:I just don't get it. It doesn't light up the road to help you actually see and it doesn't do anything to help prevent close passes from behind
stewartpratt wrote:bogmyrtle wrote:I just don't get it. It doesn't light up the road to help you actually see and it doesn't do anything to help prevent close passes from behind
Of course, but that assumes those are the only two things you'd ever want something to do
It certainly alerts pedestrians to your presence when on shared paths, or perhaps when they're about to step off the pavement without looking over their shoulder. For this reason I can see it being of some use to some people.
As for drivers… it's rather less of a sure thing. The two potential scenarios are: when you're both approaching a junction from perpendicular directions, and when someone's about to left-hook you by looking to where they're turning rather than in their mirror or over their shoulder. I'm heavily sceptical in the first scenario and frankly still pretty sceptical in the second. But if you have the cash and you don't mind staring at a green bicycle symbol while you ride, then—well, it's hard to criticise people for wanting to clutch at straws, really. I didn't feel it did anything for me. But who knows: if it does prevent that one left-hook, maybe it's worth the money.
Postboxer wrote:How about the rear lights that project two red lines onto the road to mark out your space, anyone tried those?