On being safe, and visible - and a PLONKER!

[Grant81]

I always ride with lights on dip, I understand Honda lights are permanently wired on. I ware a high vis ORANGE vest. There are alot of idiots in those other vhecials out there.

[Blackshear]

After exchanging my old old old, and probably stock headlight, for one of them white light ones.
I now ride on permanent dip.
Except when riding at night all alone, can see anything reflective light up over 300m away. Kaw!

[twistemotion]

High-beam is annoying, don't use it when there's vehicles in front of you. Even before I started biking, the single most annoying thing about motorbikes to me was the ones with high-beam on all the time. It makes others look AWAY instead of AT the bike.

[CookMySock]

yeah wtf guys? I already said I took your point.. I already said I'd dip them no-probs when asked.. I already admitted I was being an asshole doing it.. what more do you want? blood? Fucken lighten up. edit: to "ask" anyone to dip, just give them a quick flash.. You will get an instant dip response from me, and I do mean instant.

On the road, for you it is about your arse being on the line, and thats where the buck stops. You make your call and live or die by it, and damn straight I will do the same.

Steve

[Slyer]

Worst logic ever.
I'll stop beating your wife as soon as you ask me to.

[MarkH]

what more do you want?

I think the other road users just want you to do the legal and courteous thing and dip your lights without having to be asked. There are many reasons why people put up with annoyingly bright light without "asking" for the approaching or following motorist to dip them (maybe they ARE dipped but too bright or misaligned, it is hard to know).

[rottiguy]

My bandit light is hard wired on which I don't like and might wire in an off switch, on coming A-holes with lights on high beam are a pet peeve of mine, unfortunately only my van headlights are grunty enough to give them the full on blind buzz in return, people traveling up my bum with high beams on get the slow-the-fuck-down buzz till they overtake me then GET SOME. cars towing heavy trailers can look like they have their lights on high beam as the trailer lowers the back and tilts up the headlights, by law they are supposed to adjust their lights so they don't blind people but of course they never do

[Cr1MiNaL]

How many of you ride with your headlamp(s) on high-beam, to make yourselves more visible and safer?
Well, you're plonkers. And you're breaking the law.
I had this misfortune to be followed by someone riding a CBR400 (???) into Albany and Triton Drive this morning, with his/her headlight on high. If it was you, then you're lucky I didn't succumb to my instincts to stop, follow you to where you're going, and... I dunno... swear at you at the least. My eyes are still blurry and dazzled.
Unlike many bikes, my mirrors work well, so while you were following closely behind me, I was being dazzled, even though I was wearing a dark-tint visor.

Does it make you more visible? Well, maybe from a distance. Closer at hand, it just makes you fucking annoying. DON'T DO IT!!

Nah whatever, learn to cover your mirrors with your arms and stop being such a cry baby, harden the fuck up !!

About breaking the law --- Pha llease !

And U'll never get told off by a cop for having ur hight beam on during the day. The most visible you are the better. I always use my high beam day or night and will continue to do so. If ur good enough to keep me happy behind you your good enough to know how to cover your mirrors while riding, if not I'll pass you on one wheel anyway

Besides I am an annoying prick, but go beyond that and I'm quite likeable

[Swoop]

Handed out a ticket for Fails to Keep Left of No Passing Lines today - so you should be ecstatic eh?

Superb work!!!
Keep it up!

[Cr1MiNaL]

Handed out a ticket for Fails to Keep Left of No Passing Lines today - so you should be ecstatic eh?

Better Work Stories

Pig: Hey how was your day?
Beef Jerkey: Good bro, handed out tickets for 56 in a 50, you shuda seen the look on his face!
Pig: Haha ahaha good one mate! I ticketed this guy for riding with his feet off the pegs, he was apparently stretching.. I was like here "stretch this"
Beef Jerkey: Hahahah looks like you had a good day mate.
Pig: Indeed i can't wait for tomorrow when I get to set up a roadblock on an abandoned backroad and bait a bunch of riders! I think I'll get 5 licenses or more.
Beef Jerkey: Man I hope my day could be as eventful.
Pig: Yea then I'll hoon around town with my light blaring for no apparent reason and run lights just for kicks...
Beef Jerkey: Man your cool.



p/s

[Pussy]

Nah whatever, learn to cover your mirrors with your arms and stop being such a cry baby, harden the fuck up !!

About breaking the law --- Pha llease !

And U'll never get told off by a cop for having ur hight beam on during the day. The most visible you are the better. I always use my high beam day or night and will continue to do so. If ur good enough to keep me happy behind you your good enough to know how to cover your mirrors while riding, if not I'll pass you on one wheel anyway

Besides I am an annoying prick, but go beyond that and I'm quite likeable

Good troll, Raj.... but you're being a tit!

[Cr1MiNaL]

Good troll, Raj.... but you're being a tit!

LOL I am aren't I !!

[BMWST?]

Always ride with High beam on, always going to, until I am allowed to fit one of the alternating light units to the front of my bike.

well in my opinion, this is inconsiderate, selfish, and narrow minded.There is absolutely no need for that ,low beam is just as effective and doesnt blind other road users(including other motocyclists)

[rocketman1]

Always on full beam, not that I am ever behind any cars or bike for long.
Of course I obey the dip lights at night time.
I want people to see no matter what!
If the light are bright don't bloody look at them, look away

[PrincessBandit]

I almost never use my full beams, only when where I am is really deserted.
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With you on that. I generally find my low beam is sufficient for the majority of night riding i do. Even out in the country with nill lighting I tend to just keep my left index finger close to the "pass" switch and use that rather than having the high on then having to flick it off all the time for oncoming (or following).

My bandit light is hard wired on which I don't like and might wire in an off switch, ...

My bandit is the same. Would that be a difficult job to do?

Besides I am an annoying prick, but go beyond that and I'm quite likeable

Never! but i tell ya those lil black birdie things in your signature drive me nuts. Every time I read one of your posts I think i have bloody ants crawling on my monitor!