Bright cycle lights?

[SMOKEU]

So you would rather have retarded drivers who are now blind sharing the road with you? Dumbass.

Id run you over just for shits and giggles.

I never said anything about them being blind.

I'd really like to run you over too when I'm driving a cage. It would be funny to see you smeared all over the road.

[HenryDorsetCase]

So you would rather have retarded drivers who are now blind sharing the road with you? Dumbass.

Id run you over just for shits and giggles.

Some might say they're blind anyways..... so a bit of dazzle won't hurt except hopefully they will crash into something and die.

[imdying]

I've been given a complaint to deal with.

A concerned motorist is complaining about how bright some cycle lights are. He's dazzled daily, apparently.

Any thoughts?

If you're on your bike, and you dazzle me, and in my blinded state I run you over, who gets in trouble? If it's the car driver/motorcyclist, then there's a problem. If not, I can't see a problem.

[nodrog:Me]

I never said anything about them being blind.

I'd really like to run you over too when I'm driving a cage. It would be funny to see you smeared all over the road.

If i was ever stupid/poor/fat/upmyownarse enough to ride a pushbike on the road, i would want to be run over.

[breakaway]

It was only a matter of time before this type of complaint surfaced.

LED technology has come miles in the last 5 years and is very affordable. Even shit tier chiense torches can easily blind people. Now, self righteous cyclists attach them to their bicycles with zero regard for proper alignment etc.

The beam pattern is very focused with some of them. To the sod on the other end, it feels similar to staring into high beam HIDs.

[ellipsis]

...I would have punched the wanker with a 50 gazillion candle power light that was staring straight at me while I turned off the highway onto a totally dark side road recently, but I was that blinded I could not see where he was, cunt...I knew there was a bridge down the road a bit, but I could not see a fucken thing...had to wait for the white lights in my brain to stop flashing for a half minute before I could continue...

[rastuscat]

Okay folks, seems it is an issue.

Now, wtf can I do about it?

[jellywrestler]

...I would have punched the wanker with a 50 gazillion candle power light that was staring straight at me while I turned off the highway onto a totally dark side road recently, but I was that blinded I could not see where he was, cunt...I knew there was a bridge down the road a bit, but I could not see a fucken thing...had to wait for the white lights in my brain to stop flashing for a half minute before I could continue...

you didn't get a n anal probing too if so report it to the UFO people

[Mike.Gayner]

...I would have punched the wanker with a 50 gazillion candle power light that was staring straight at me while I turned off the highway onto a totally dark side road recently, but I was that blinded I could not see where he was, cunt...I knew there was a bridge down the road a bit, but I could not see a fucken thing...had to wait for the white lights in my brain to stop flashing for a half minute before I could continue...

Look out everyone, we've got a bad-ass over here.

[unstuck]

Most of the bikes around here are still using kerosene tilly lamps, so not really a problem.

[rastuscat]

Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004

8.3
Use of motor vehicle lighting equipment on road
(1)
A person must not use vehicle lighting equipment in such a way that it dazzles, confuses, or distracts so as to endanger the safety of other road users.

So, that's what the law is. I wonder how it'll go down when we start writing $150 tickets for it.

Wouldn't that be revenue collecting?

Troll.

[ellipsis]

Look out everyone, we've got a bad-ass over here.

...I dont recall ever having shown you my (ass)...or my donkey, or my lizard...

[bogan]

Okay folks, seems it is an issue.

Now, wtf can I do about it?

With light output on those fuckers approaching or exceeding motorsickle headlight power output; seems they should be subject to the same beam pattern constraints. Guess that requires a legislation update though...

[buggerit]

Okay folks, seems it is an issue.

Now, wtf can I do about it?

Ban helmet mounted lights and front facing strobes and book repeat offenders for being an arsehole in a public place

[pritch]

Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004

8.3
Use of motor vehicle lighting equipment on road
(1)
A person must not use vehicle lighting equipment in such a way that it dazzles, confuses, or distracts so as to endanger the safety of other road users.

So, that's what the law is. I wonder how it'll go down when we start writing $150 tickets for it.

Wouldn't that be revenue collecting?

Troll.

No, that'd be bloody dim. A bicycle is not a motor vehicle. Thinking like that, next thing you'll be working for the Government. Oh hang on...