It was very dark tonight with many people walking in the utter darkness with no illumination. And some fAirly fast cyclists. Nice with the landing lights but too tense. I shall have to tough it out on the road.
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Canal towpath at night
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Posted 8 years ago #
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It was indeed very dark and I was dazzled more than last night by other cyclists' lights (mostly front, but being dazzled by rear lights is becoming a thing) especially as I was closer to town. I overtook a cyclist without lights just after Wester Hailes and had another pass me as I was approaching Kingsknowe. The latter was at least whistling to let others know that he was there, so I hope that they didn't crash into one other... I had one near miss with a ninja pedestrian just after negotiating the metal chicane at the Calder Road Bridge but I plan to stick to my route.
Posted 8 years ago # -
This early AM we had a solid beam +ultra flasher at 6:30am on the canal as we headed up the hills. We were all helmet mounted spots so able to aim them at our feet. The flashers are what get me on the canal path however.
Saying that we were heading up Bonaly road nearing 7am when to all intents and purposes it was brightening and we still had our lights on.
Lady with dog up ahead - Car drives past with headlights blasting - not a flinch. We rode past an she shielded her eyes like we were wearing medusas snakes on our heads... So I guess noone is perfect.
Posted 8 years ago # -
I was blinded by the headlights of a boat! the other evening.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Absolutely blinded by someone coming from under the Harrison Rd bridge. To compensate for it they were immediately followed by a no lights, no bell ninja cyclist.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@edd1e_h you're fairly unlikely to crash into it at least.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@piosad, riding a ninja bike in the shadow of a blinder takes going unseen to an entirely new level.
Posted 8 years ago # -
@piosad, riding a ninja bike in the shadow of a blinder takes going unseen to an entirely new level.
I had two of these on the Innocent last Thursday (though lights were just bright rather than blinding). It was REALLY freaky.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Jousting poles anyone?
Posted 8 years ago # -
I can see the point of a flashing/strobe on the roads to get driver's attention but on a cycle path, a steady light is enough. A strobe on the cycle path is unnecessary and just get on my wick!
As for the cycle path, its too narrow and over subscribed by eejits barrelling along for my liking.
JMHO
Posted 8 years ago # -
"A strobe on the cycle path is unnecessary and just get on my wick!"
Indeed. There are a few such muppets on the Broomhouse of an evening.
Pointless
Posted 8 years ago # -
I have had a couple of close passes with cyclists following a blinder bike in the dark as you often have no idea they are there until you are alongside them even if they have a normal level of lighting.
Posted 8 years ago # -
Yesterday I was riding up NEPN and overtaking a guy going the same way as me, when I realised there was a cyclist coming the other way. He wasn't the most impressed, but I just thought... meh. As you reap etc.
Some flashing lights are alright but some make it pretty difficult to judge what's going on - either too fast or too slow. I haven't had any flashers on mine for a couple of years.
Posted 8 years ago # -
The super-bright flashing lights pointed straight up into your eyes are very annoying and potentially quite dangerous on the shared paths. .Theye're about on par with those who seem to think that it's ok to have no lights or tiny glow-worm lights whose batteries needed changing/charging long time ago. (I wonder how these ones get on when they leave the path and get on the roads with other traffic.)
Posted 8 years ago #
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