Re: bowling for cars

In alt.sysadmin.recovery on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:06:23 +0000 (UTC)
Peter Corlett <abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Robert Uhl <eadmund42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[...]
Blinking lamps are believed to attract attention better than fixed ones.

... but ruin depth perception, so while you know a cyclist is there, you
don't know how far away they are until you're picking bits of Lycra out of
your tyres.

Really? So you can see it, and you aren't taking enough care where
there's a known hazard?

And your lights aren't on anyway, so you manage to hit them without
once illuminating them? Wow!

Zebee
- who finds that the blinking light says "cyclist" very effectively
which is all I need to know. Once I'm close enough to be a danger
to them, I'm close enough to see them in the headlights
.