cbjesseeNH said:I'm thinking a blue blinker on top of my helmet as red and white seem all to common on the road.
Well, they are common, but it's good. The road users see a red light - they know someone is riding away from them. They see a white light - someone is approaching. But when they see a blue - what do they make of it? First of all, if a light is blinking, it's difficult to judge the distance and speed of the object it's attached to. It's all right to have blinkies, I think, because they are mostly there to alert the motorist as to your existence, and once he noticed you, he'll have more visual cues (reflectors, reflective stirpes, bright clothes glowing in the headlights of his car etc.) to judge your position and speed accurately. But it helps to use the standard colours so that the motorist knows if you are moving in the opposite or the same direction as he. Using other colours or using red in front and white in back, I think, can be confusing.
White in front is good for another reason - it's just brighter, other things being equal. So I'd just stick with a standard combination. But if you want a blue light - well, ask the police in your area. The laws are different everywhere.
