Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
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Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby mmhbeer » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:33 pm
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I mounted a red light on one side of the bars and a blue light on the other. Since I got these motorists give way to me and give me more room when passing me. The difference is amazing. Im not sure if I'll remove my "christmas Lights" once the festive season is over.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby rkelsen » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:40 pm
Hehemmhbeer wrote:The difference is amazing.
Dunno if I'd be doing it if the cops were around, but funny nonetheless...
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Aushiker » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:17 pm
Interesting ... do you have them just on the back or just on the front or both?
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Nate » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:17 pm
but what if you had extra colours??? hmmmm
I dont think they'd be too happy
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby x8pg2qr » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:34 pm
“I shaved today, and notice all the girls standing closer to me! It was great fun, especially when I could see their expressions. No one spoke to me, but I could tell.â€
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Max » Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:11 pm
x8pg2qr wrote:“I shaved today, and notice all the girls standing closer to me! It was great fun, especially when I could see their expressions. No one spoke to me, but I could tell.â€
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby mmhbeer » Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:25 pm
The lights come as a pair so ive got a red and blue on the front on either side of the handlebars and a one on each seat stay. I also have Ayups on the bars and a red light on the seat post.Aushiker wrote:Hi
Interesting ... do you have them just on the back or just on the front or both?
Andrew
It was just an interesting experiment to do and results are outstanding. It just goes to show that motorists do see you yet they choose to pull out in front of you and cut you off. Once you fit flashing red and blue lights they dont take the chance.
I rode through a breatho on Thursday night but didn't get stopped. Hopefully the police wouldnt mind my festive lights.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby russellgarrard » Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:01 pm
The fastest anyone went past me was 45 in a 60. Well...if it helps slow them down...
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:59 pm
How can I get one of those ???bendertiger wrote:I used my crimestoppers reflective backpack cover one night...
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:01 pm
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Rhubarb » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:09 pm
Yeah I use that technique at work to get stuff done, but with things like that I think it might attract police attention as well as other motorists.Oxford wrote:there's the problem you sought permission instead of forgiveness.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby elStado » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:35 am
I also have a feeling that it is illegal to have red lights facing forwards or white facing back, not sure if it actually is, but if you think about it it's common sense to have red at the rear only and white at the front only.. you don't want to confuse a motorist and end up getting squashed.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby il padrone » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:40 am
This has apparently been happening on some Melbourne shared paths at night. It really has the potential to be a killer in that scenario.elStado wrote:I also have a feeling that it is illegal to have red lights facing forwards or white facing back, not sure if it actually is, but if you think about it it's common sense to have red at the rear only and white at the front only.. you don't want to confuse a motorist and end up getting squashed.
If it's you, please don't do it.
RED = REAR, WHITE = FRONT. Pretty simple really.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby elStado » Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:07 am
Yeah a mate of mine near ran over a guy riding a bike as he reversed out of his driveway at night a couple of months ago. The guy was riding a bike with a flashing red LED at the front so my mate (who rides occasionally himself) thought it was a bike which had just gone past and was heading the other way. It's pretty much asking to have an accident doing something like that, people rely on those lights to help them identify other vehicles.il padrone wrote:This has apparently been happening on some Melbourne shared paths at night. It really has the potential to be a killer in that scenario.elStado wrote:I also have a feeling that it is illegal to have red lights facing forwards or white facing back, not sure if it actually is, but if you think about it it's common sense to have red at the rear only and white at the front only.. you don't want to confuse a motorist and end up getting squashed.
If it's you, please don't do it.
RED = REAR, WHITE = FRONT. Pretty simple really.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby eeksll » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:38 pm
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby il padrone » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:34 pm
Yeah, guess you're right there. Vicroads even make the roads impersonate a police officer, to wake drivers up.Oxford wrote:a couple of flashing blue and red lights comes nowhere near impersonating a police officer
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby alf » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:26 am
I seem to recall that the blue reflector is meant to indicate that a fire hydrant (above or below ground) is close by.il padrone wrote:Yeah, guess you're right there. Vicroads even make the roads impersonate a police officer, to wake drivers up.Oxford wrote:a couple of flashing blue and red lights comes nowhere near impersonating a police officer
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby il padrone » Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:50 am
OK. A bit of googling seems to indicate this is correctalf wrote:I seem to recall that the blue reflector is meant to indicate that a fire hydrant (above or below ground) is close by.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Aushiker » Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:15 pm
Hialf wrote:I seem to recall that the blue reflector is meant to indicate that a fire hydrant (above or below ground) is close by.il padrone wrote:Yeah, guess you're right there. Vicroads even make the roads impersonate a police officer, to wake drivers up.Oxford wrote:a couple of flashing blue and red lights comes nowhere near impersonating a police officer
Ahh, so is it illegal to impersonate a fire person?
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby eeksll » Sun Jan 30, 2011 7:57 pm
if the intention of using the blue light is not to impersonate why not user another colour?Oxford wrote: ... my flashing blue light is a novelty, but one that I hope alters driver behaviour even if only temporarily.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby elStado » Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:44 pm
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby Quinns Rocks Roadie » Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:47 pm
Yeah yeah, and there are fairies down the bottom of my garden...I haven't seen them but I know they are there.
Cool little lights but prohibitive battery cost.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby cp123 » Mon May 09, 2011 11:08 am
It just stands out that little bit more - and no - i'm not impersonating anyone by any means.
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Re: Lights - my $10 experiment for riding at night
Postby cp123 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:35 pm
I said I've been riding for years with it and pass the local cop shop each night and nobody gives a toss. He kept on saying it was illegal and he turned it off. I did say I couldn't remove it as I needed a screwdriver. (of course I had one in my backpack).
I was also involved with another copper last night on another issue - will repost that one later - and last night's cop didn't give a fluff about my lights. When I said that to today's guy he said he was probably a general duties copper and not a traffic cop. so while it started off a bit prickly I have enough nouse to know when not to pick a fight and he turned it off and while I said my piece he went on his merry way with just warning me.
he's obviously never seen me in the last 10 years.... not sure what I think to be honest....
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