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<blockquote data-quote="900gc" data-source="post: 1104755" data-attributes="member: 28365"><p>Light triangle w/aux. lights, variation in light color, flicker/twinkle/modulator devices Hi-Viz gear, reflective mat'l., secondary brake/tail lights, etal.</p><p></p><p>I take advantage of most all of the ways to be seen better. Are there some rare circumstances where none of this helps? Probably, but what can you do about it except be aware of the conditions and ride defensively.</p><p></p><p>As for riding with no lights;</p><p></p><p>Last year when preparing to merge onto a two lane, high speed road (in my car) from an aux. road (no entrance ramp lane at all, you have to merge into traffic from a dead stop!), the shadow of the overpass of the aux. road obscured my view of a motorcycle that was under the overpass. The bike turned out to be an older Sportster with no headlight on and the guy was wearing, what else, black. He blended in perfectly with the shadow. I ALMOST pulled out in front of him, and with the very short distance from the ramp to him, I doubt he could have avoided me in time IF I had pulled out. Somehow he registered just enough in my brain for me to think, "did I just see something"? so I looked again.</p><p></p><p>That small, weak Sportster headlight would have been like a lighthouse in that shadow if it had been ON.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="900gc, post: 1104755, member: 28365"] Light triangle w/aux. lights, variation in light color, flicker/twinkle/modulator devices Hi-Viz gear, reflective mat'l., secondary brake/tail lights, etal. I take advantage of most all of the ways to be seen better. Are there some rare circumstances where none of this helps? Probably, but what can you do about it except be aware of the conditions and ride defensively. As for riding with no lights; Last year when preparing to merge onto a two lane, high speed road (in my car) from an aux. road (no entrance ramp lane at all, you have to merge into traffic from a dead stop!), the shadow of the overpass of the aux. road obscured my view of a motorcycle that was under the overpass. The bike turned out to be an older Sportster with no headlight on and the guy was wearing, what else, black. He blended in perfectly with the shadow. I ALMOST pulled out in front of him, and with the very short distance from the ramp to him, I doubt he could have avoided me in time IF I had pulled out. Somehow he registered just enough in my brain for me to think, "did I just see something"? so I looked again. That small, weak Sportster headlight would have been like a lighthouse in that shadow if it had been ON. [/QUOTE]
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