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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 08:36 pm |
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| just a quick one, i normally ride on dipped beam (single headlight) but see a fair few bikes with theirs on full (i.e. twin headlights) - should i be riding with the former or the latter, bearing in mind that the aim is to 'be seen'? presumably it won't really dazzle car drivers during the day?! is the main beam really that much brighter on a bike?
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 08:54 pm |
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| While daytime filtering in town I always use full beam.
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 05:12 am |
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Sorry, I completely disagree. Riding on full beam will only serve to irritate and annoy other roads users and continue to give us a bad name.
Dipped beam is fine.
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 07:52 am |
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karTER wrote: Sorry, I completely disagree. Riding on full beam will only serve to irritate and annoy other roads users and continue to give us a bad name.
Dipped beam is fine.
What he said.
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 10:34 am |
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outkast wrote: karTER wrote: Sorry, I completely disagree. Riding on full beam will only serve to irritate and annoy other roads users and continue to give us a bad name.
Dipped beam is fine.
What he said.
And what he said too.
Also,isn't it a requirement in law to 'dip your headlights in the face of on-coming traffic'?
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 11:31 am |
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but aren't you more likely to be seen?
when we pulled over my mate noticed i 'only' had one headlight on and said i should use both.
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 11:53 am |
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pdg27 wrote: but aren't you more likely to be seen?
when we pulled over my mate noticed i 'only' had one headlight on and said i should use both.
How can you be seen if the other road user is blinded by the dazzle of your beams? 
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 12:32 pm |
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pdg27 wrote: but aren't you more likely to be seen?
when we pulled over my mate noticed i 'only' had one headlight on and said i should use both.
Think back to your DAS course. What did your instructor advise?
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that because you have your lights on, you will be seen, at night especially you can blend into the headlights of a following car, when approaching a junction its a good idea to move off line a couple of feet then back, this way you have a better chance of being seen.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 07:37 am |
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| For being seens and so that cagers can judge / realise your speed and distance better, it's a good idea to set up a triangle of lights i.e. adding two spots below your main light.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 07:38 am |
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| Nobody is dazzled by full beam in broad daylight.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 07:42 am |
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full beam is fucking annoying at any time
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 07:42 am |
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But when you filter, cagers tend to focus on the bright shiny thing in their morrir, causing them to move towards it, making your gap narrower.
With a traingle, the object (you) will grow as you approach them and the space between th lights will increas.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 10:11 am |
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kraftwerk wrote: Nobody is dazzled by full beam in broad daylight.
Wrong.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 10:16 am |
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kraftwerk wrote: Nobody is dazzled by full beam in broad daylight.
I disagree.
It's irritating in your mirror, even in daylight. Also means you won't see much else in the mirror other than the headlight glare. It's a lot harder to judge where the hell they are and how fast they're approaching too.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 10:41 am |
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dooley wrote: full beam is fucking annoying at any time
^^ What he said
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 11:26 am |
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It annoys me a bit about modern bikes that you can't turn the lights off without loads of pishing around pressing several buttons in the right order. It's like playing fucking Simon!
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 11:41 am |
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EricOcean wrote: But when you filter, cagers tend to focus on the bright shiny thing in their morrir, causing them to move towards it, making your gap narrower.
Not in my experience.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 11:53 am |
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Pussyhorse wrote: It annoys me a bit about modern bikes that you can't turn the lights off without loads of pishing around pressing several buttons in the right order. It's like playing fucking Simon!
You won't have the option to turn off your lights at all soon.
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 11:56 am |
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it's been like that for a couple of years i think. i certainly can't on my bike
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Posted: Tue May 6th, 2008 11:57 am |
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karTER wrote: Pussyhorse wrote: It annoys me a bit about modern bikes that you can't turn the lights off without loads of pishing around pressing several buttons in the right order. It's like playing fucking Simon!
You won't have the option to turn off your lights at all soon.
I think that is what he meant matey - press the buttons in a certain order to override it - ike changing the speedo from KPH to MPH.
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