Road Cycling · Public discussion

Blue flashing lights....

Started by Luigi De Guzman · · Last activity · 10 posts · 915 views

← Back to Road Cycling

This thread is locked and is currently read-only.

Thread navigation

Jump through the discussion

Go to the original post, the replies on this page, or the latest preserved contribution.

01 / Original postBlue flashing lights....Luigi De Guzman · 21 Oct 2003 02 / This pagePosts 1–10Page 1 of 1 · chronological order 03 / Latest replyPost #10Alex Colvin · 23 Oct 2003

Thread details

What we know about this thread

Original section
Road Cycling
Published
21 October 2003
Last activity
23 October 2003
Original author
Luigi De Guzman
Posts
10
Discussion status
Public discussion
Total views
915
Views / 30 days
0
Topics
Bike lights

The navigation and discussion metadata provide context. Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Showing posts 1–10 of 10
Posts remain in their original chronological order.

Text size
  1. Original post
    Luigi De Guzman
    Archived post
    #1

    Car-bike accident on my street today. Lots of blue flashing lights. Cyclist carried away in an
    ambulance, condition unknown. I got out and looked to see what might have happened.

    Street is two-lane suburban residential street; busy at six thirty. It's dark. Car's windshield
    broken, no scratches on paint or lower bodywork to indicate anything having been run over. Bicycle
    in a heap on far side of the road.

    Most likely scenario:

    Car is waiting for a break in traffic to turn left and join busy street.

    Cyclist is riding right-way, but on sidewalk, and without lights, down a very gentle grade.

    Car spots an opening in all the headlights, and begins maneuvre...

    ....just as cyclist on sidewalk enters intersection. Collision: cyclist thrown over hood and onto
    windscreen, and then possibly dumped onto road.

    Bicycle did not appear to have any lights on it.

    Please Please PLEASE be careful at night, people--buy reliable lights and use them, and ride in the
    roadway where crossing traffic will expect to look for you. This was an avoidable accident.

    -Luigi

    "Blue flashing lights on a Saturday night brought the neighbours out into the street...."

    - Travis

    Report
  2. Steve Knight
    Archived post
    #2
    Quoted message said:

    Please Please PLEASE be careful at night, people--buy reliable lights and use them, and ride in the
    roadway where crossing traffic will expect to look for you. This was an avoidable accident.

    People just don't use their brains. I see so many cyclists without lights. this idiot on a gas
    powered bicycle passed me last night and I was doing 20 he must have been doing 30. very dark and no
    lights. me I have a xenon flasher in back and front a non blinky led in back and a 10w headlight.

    --
    Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See
    knight-toolworks.comknight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

    Report
  3. Luigi De Guzman
    Archived post
    #3
    Steve Knight said:


    Quoted message said:

    Please Please PLEASE be careful at night, people--buy reliable lights and use them, and ride in
    the roadway where crossing traffic will expect to look for you. This was an avoidable accident.

    People just don't use their brains. I see so many cyclists without lights. this idiot on a gas
    powered bicycle passed me last night and I was doing 20 he must have been doing 30. very dark and
    no lights. me I have a xenon flasher in back and front a non blinky led in back and a 10w
    headlight.

    people don't even realise what a benefit one light makes. It doesn't have to be much, absolutely
    speaking....

    *sigh*

    Report
  4. Steve Knight
    Archived post
    #4

    On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 13:06:25 -0400, Luigi de Guzman <[email hidden]> wrote:

    .

    Quoted message said:


    people don't even realise what a benefit one light makes. It doesn't have to be much, absolutely
    speaking....

    yep even one works pretty well. I saw far more today then usual. still saw a few idiots without.
    some dumb bimbo crossed a busy street against the light. no helmet or light. hell I passed her by
    the time she got to the road so she did not even save time.

    --
    Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See
    knight-toolworks.comknight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

    Report
  5. Steven M. Schar
    Archived post
    #5

    "Steve Knight" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    Please Please PLEASE be careful at night, people--buy reliable lights and use them, and ride in
    the roadway where crossing traffic will expect to look for you. This was an avoidable accident.

    People just don't use their brains. I see so many cyclists without lights.


    this

    Quoted message said:

    idiot on a gas powered bicycle passed me last night and I was doing 20 he


    must

    Quoted message said:

    have been doing 30. very dark and no lights. me I have a xenon flasher in back and front a non
    blinky led in back and a


    10w

    Quoted message said:

    headlight.

    Today, while driving, I saw a guy with dual xenon flashers on the front, but an almost non-visible
    LED blinker on the rear. At least he was very visible from the front.

    Report
  6. Elisa Francesca
    Archived post
    #6
    Steven M. Scharf said:

    Today, while driving, I saw a guy with dual xenon flashers on the front, but an almost non-visible
    LED blinker on the rear. At least he was very visible from the front.

    I think a lot of people get caught in the sudden change of season. I have a great, very bright front
    light on my bike and a less great red rear-light, but I've only been riding regularly since the
    summer and am not used to darkness going to and coming from my workplace. It's remembering to turn
    the lights _on_ before I leave!

    EFR

    Report
  7. Steven M. Schar
    Archived post
    #7

    "Elisa Francesca Roselli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Steven M. Scharf said:

    Today, while driving, I saw a guy with dual xenon flashers on the front, but an almost
    non-visible LED blinker on the rear. At least he was very visible from the front.

    I think a lot of people get caught in the sudden change of season. I have


    a

    Quoted message said:

    great, very bright front light on my bike and a less great red rear-light,


    but

    Quoted message said:

    I've only been riding regularly since the summer and am not used to


    darkness

    Quoted message said:

    going to and coming from my workplace. It's remembering to turn the lights


    _on_

    Quoted message said:

    before I leave!

    I just thought that it was rather ironic that this guy clearly had decided to make himself visible
    from the front, spending $40-50 on two xenon strobes, and then not gotten one for the rear as well.

    Report
  8. Steve Knight
    Archived post
    #8

    O

    Quoted message said:

    Today, while driving, I saw a guy with dual xenon flashers on the front, but an almost non-visible
    LED blinker on the rear. At least he was very visible from the front.

    (G) the back is more important. but makes you wonder why he did not do the back?

    --
    Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See
    knight-toolworks.comknight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

    Report
  9. David Kerber
    Archived post
    #9

    In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    O

    Quoted message said:

    Today, while driving, I saw a guy with dual xenon flashers on the front, but an almost
    non-visible LED blinker on the rear. At least he was very visible from the front.

    (G) the back is more important. but makes you wonder why he did not do the back?

    Maybe he usually rides on the wrong side of the road, in which visibility from the front would be
    much more important.

    --
    Dave Kerber Fight spam: remove the ns_ from the return address before replying!

    REAL programmers write self-modifying code.

    Report
  10. Alex Colvin
    Archived post
    #10
    Quoted message said:

    I just thought that it was rather ironic that this guy clearly had decided to make himself visible
    from the front, spending $40-50 on two xenon strobes, and then not gotten one for the rear as well.

    Maybe he though he was buying dual Xeons ;-)

    --
    mac the naïf

    Report

Keep exploring

Browse the sectionRoad Cycling Return to CyclingForumsStart at the home page Search discussionsFind another thread

Active in the last 60 minutes

Active in this thread

0 users · 0 guests ·0 bots ·0 total

No signed-in users are active right now.

No known search crawlers active right now.