Can they see us?

[Phurrball]

The 'pass' switch is your friend - you can always do the 'manual' headlight modulator thing - I flash high beam coming up to any situation that 'feels' dodgy to me, day or night. I reckon that flashing high beam is more visible than solid high beam, as the light is changing in its intensity.

It isn't as consistent as a modulator, and has a fallible human element, but I reckon it's a sound strategy for being seen.

I reckon my daft yellow helmet mohawk helps too. If nothing else it amuses people.

(I do the ghey vest thing on the m/way too at night.)

[Sycophant]

The 'pass' switch is your friend - you can always do the 'manual' headlight modulator thing - I flash high beam coming up to any situation that 'feels' dodgy to me, day or night. I reckon that flashing high beam is more visible than solid high beam, as the light is changing in its intensity.

I reckon you've got to watch the flashing headlights thing - many people take it as a sign for "go ahead mate" so in the situation described in the initial post, the Merc might have seen the bike and assumed he was slowing up to let him out...

[ManDownUnder]

No - bank on the fact they often can't/don't see you. They're in a car - they're looking for cars (or bigger).

You don't fit what they're looking for so they don''t see you.

It's cool when your 6th sense gets developed to a point where you start to reliably pick the danger situations. I did it a while back and blasted the guy with 130dB of airhorn, through the open drivers window he presented me with (hell - he stopped right there in front - who am I to resist the urge to show him what it could do??)

He was really impressed - put his hands in the air and said something at me - probably a compliment on my braking, or holding my line. I'll never know beacuse he didn't bother speaking louder than that 130dBa requirement.

Never mind - I think I made a friend that day. Shame - I haven't seen him since...

[marty]

shame you didn't get a kick into the driver's door - you could have just said you were stretching your leg and you didn't see the car in the way....

[ManDownUnder]

shame you didn't get a kick into the driver's door - you could have just said you were stretching your leg and you didn't see the car in the way....

Yeah - I prefer to scare 'em than take away their livelihood

Hence the purchase of air horns and not steel capped boots

[Limb]

[QUOTE=dawnrazor] poised my thumb over the horn. I also knew there was no way he had seen me,

Seeing as you correctly identified the Danger.
I would of used my horn before he had a chance to pull out without seeing you.

[magicfairy]

Talk about being hard to find on the net http://www.reflectivedecals.com/haloebay.htm

and a review on the thing http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/halo-helmet/

sounds like a decent Idea anyone seen them in NZ else might ask around for a group buy to save on postage?

They look just the ticket for those winter rides home from work in the dark. I'd be keen to get a couple as part of a group buy.
Failing that I am seriously considering getting them anyway.

[Ixion]

I reckon the best thing to make sure that they see you would be Mr Scumdog's skull mask. I'll GUARANTEE they see that!