New motorcycle lighting design could save lives

EurekaAlert ^ | 10/18/2022 | RICE UNIVERSITY

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Texting while riding is ill-advised. :-)

[Dr. Sivana]

Then, DAY driving is especially dangerous, accounting for the other half of all fatal crashes.

I caught that, too. In real life, there are probably far fewer cyclists on the road at night, so that makes night driving more dangerous. Poorly worded.

[Red Badger]

Having side by side F350 trucks with side view mirrors that extend far enough to clothesline a rider is a real hazard.

Yep! happened to me on I-10 just west of Palm Springs. A$$hole in a big PU Truck passed me IN THE SAME LANE and the mirrors missed me by an inch!

Happened to A friend of mine, here in Florida, was actually hit by the mirrors and caused him to run off the road into some woods. he survived with a broken shoulder and a messed up bike.................

[Red Badger]

Yes and paint the bikes a dull, flat black with no chrome.

Why people buy such bikes is beyond me.

A Harley salesman tried to convince me it was ‘cool’ by calling it ‘Black Chrome’......................

[Red Badger]

Democrat solution:

BAN NIGHT TIME RIDING OF MOTORCYCLES.....................

[Myrddin]

Yes and paint the bikes a dull, flat black with no chrome.

The Harley dealer in El Cajon got a few bikes with the flat black finish on the tank. Really a bad decision. A couple weeks later a buyer shows up at the service desk. He has "waxed and polished" the flat black tank. It looks like $#|+. There is no "fix" for that stupidity. My Fat Bob and Sporty are both high gloss black with chrome. Easy maintenance.

[Red Badger]

There is no "fix" for that stupidity. .......Sure there is!.............😜

[anton]

I rode for years as my only means of transport, winter and summer.

Frankly, riders are often at fault. Leaving turn signals on invites cross traffic, continuous bright lights (a favorite of riders) confuses oncoming traffic and may even cause drivers to look away. But, mostly it is bad attitude and a failure to recognize and accept that at any given moment many drivers are not paying any attention to the road, are impaired, or distracted. It doesn’t matter so much when a fender bender results between two cars. Matters more when the fender is actually a knee.

[jaydubya2]

I saw a rider the other day that had a brake light on his helmet. I thought that was an interesting idea.

[Hot Tabasco]

A short while back, I pulled out of a strip mall crossing the north bound lane heading into the southbound lane and saw no southbound traffic. No sooner did I complete the southbound access, some jackass punk on a crotch rocket pulled up along side me and started flipping me the bird and yelling and screaming at me for allegedly cutting him off.

What the asshole didn't realize is that due to his speed and low profile I never saw him...but yet he faulted me.

I don't take that crap lightly so I tailed him and at the last stop light, I was tempted to lightly tap his rear end but thought better of it and made my turn......All the while he was continuing to scream at me.

The punk was lucky, someone else in my position may have taken more aggressive action.

[Myrddin]

A headlight modulator is a worthwhile addition to a motorcycle to help other parties see them. It's still no guarantee. I had a van pull a left in front of me when I was on my Sporty. My line of sight was obscured by a sign in the cement center median. It was a mutually obscured visibility. I reflexively put the Sporty into an apex style sidewise slide. The van just cleared in time and I allowed the bike to resume going forward. One long black line (40 ft) on the pavement. I doubt that I could do that again on purpose. I still have a picture. Another Sporty rider was less lucky in the same area. He slid his bike under a 53 ft trailer. Paint and skin scratches.