+10 for the blinky light identifying you as someone on a bicycle.
To my absolute horror, I once mistook a cyclist on an 2 lane unlit national speed limit road for a moped, and by the time I'd checked my blind spot to manoeuvre to overtake, I was on top of them and ended up passing way closer than I would ever do deliberately.
If they had a flashing light rather than a single solid light, I would have identified them as a cyclist and been aware of their speed.
When all you have is a single solid point of light, with no other reference points, it's next to impossible to judge the distance or speed accurately.
Dec. 22, 2022, 12:08 a.m. - Konda
+10 for the blinky light identifying you as someone on a bicycle. To my absolute horror, I once mistook a cyclist on an 2 lane unlit national speed limit road for a moped, and by the time I'd checked my blind spot to manoeuvre to overtake, I was on top of them and ended up passing way closer than I would ever do deliberately. If they had a flashing light rather than a single solid light, I would have identified them as a cyclist and been aware of their speed. When all you have is a single solid point of light, with no other reference points, it's next to impossible to judge the distance or speed accurately.