Highbeams in the city = Never, Day or night.
Highbeams out in country where theres no traffic = Yes during the night time.
Highbeams out in country where theres no traffic = Yes during the night time.
No. Never. Not unless I'm alone, on a country road. There are a lot of good reasons to NOT use them, all the time, but the best is that it's not legal. Many previous threads on this.
Want to be more visible? Wear high viz or reflective gear, and a replica helmet. Both of my daily use riding suits are high viz yellow and I put reflective yellow tape on my helmet.
Want to be more visible? Wear high viz or reflective gear, and a replica helmet. Both of my daily use riding suits are high viz yellow and I put reflective yellow tape on my helmet.
No one that installs HID's or uses high beams, or justifies their pipes for safety will EVER don hi viz gear.
No one that installs HID's or uses high beams, or justifies their pipes for safety will EVER don hi viz gear.
That's my point..flashing lights could convey an incorrect message. If someone is flashing their lights at me at an intersection I'm thinking they're telling me to go ahead. Don't confuse the issue with flashing lights. Pay attention to the car's motion, the driver's eyes, slow down and assume he's going to proceed. Have your escape route planned out already. Don't rely on flashing lights..
But they will install cheapy LED flush-mounts and cheapie integrated LED taillights. For some fools, perceived "cool" trumps safety.
The best thing for front end visibility isn't higher intensity beams, but a triangle pattern created by adding two additional forward facing lamps. They don't even have to be full headlight intensity. Simply adding bright amber running lamps to the backs of the mirrors will to a bike's visibility profile to oncoming traffic.
Unlike a single high intensity beam that works to blind oncoming drivers and makes it difficult for them to figure out your approach speed, a triangle spread of light sources on your bike will make it much easier for approaching traffic to gauge your closing speed.
my gender is not important, at least I have the common sense not to do stupid crap with my lightsNow your offended by low beams? High beams and low beams piss you off? What are you a woman?
my gender is not important, at least I have the common sense not to do stupid crap with my lights
+1 - instructor is an idjit
The only thing that catches a drivers attention is change and it ain't gonna work changing down to low beam. Keep your horn and high beam for catching attention - there is a reason many bikes have a passing switch to flicker the high beams.
It's stupid and afaik illegal to ride with highs on all the time.
No one that installs HID's or uses high beams, or justifies their pipes for safety will EVER don hi viz gear.
I agree... and I am two of those three things. No way in hell am I wrapping ****ing neon tape on my Shoei, nor will I wear a jacket that makes me look like a road worker. I'm just way too steezy for that!
Point proven
Now your offended by low beams? High beams and low beams piss you off? What are you a woman?