Lightmare Support. Have a look at the link

[thumperslaw 0]

Nicked this from other site and thought people might/want to read up!

Lightmare Support. Have a look at the link

3rd December 2010

Right To Ride is supporting Lightmare.org to fight the growing road safety problem of blinding lights which affect drivers’ ability to perceive hazards.

These lights put the most vulnerable and less conspicuous road users, for example pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists at risk.

Who is Lightmare?

Lightmare is a collaboration of worldwide voluntary groups of experienced motorists including scientists, engineers, mathematicians, lawyers and ophthalmologists supported by the leading pedestrian, cycling and motorcycling organisations. They are committed to improving road safety by reducing glare and other distractions in the driving environment.

The simple aim of Lightmare is to persuade the UK Government to introduce measures to limit the eye damaging intensity of lights that a driver encounters e.g.
Daytime Running Lights – overbright
Xenon headlights – blinding
Misuse of brake lights – keeping foot on the brake when stopped
Misuse of front and rear fog lights
Illuminated distracting advertising
Right To Ride’s Trevor Baird says, “While we motorcyclists try to - and are advised to - make ourselves more conspicuous with bright colours, fluorescent clothing, Automatic Headlights On (AHO) on the motorcycle, are we sometimes “authors of our own misfortune”?

While trying to make ourselves conspicuous so than other road users see us, with brighter lights, aftermarket diode lighting or riding in daylight with the main beam on, we complain about other road users and blinding headlights which add to the problem of glare.

This means hiding ourselves in the sea of glare of lights so that we can’t be seen and our approaching speed cannot be judged by others on the road!

Is this our fault to buy into Road Safety advice that bright is always right?

Maybe it’s time to take a moment and “reflect” on our own use of headlights?

www.lightmare.org
Got this from 100% biker site

[Guest Guest]

The worst offenders, cyclists with the new Halogen lights that aren't dipped, don't know how many times I've been blinded by them, in the car and on the bike.

[yankeedoodle 0]

bit much if you ask me. if I want to fit brighter lights to my car bike to allow me to see better in the dark then I will. however if you then wanted to drag me out/off my car/bike because I had left my high beam on then fair enough.

[dick65 0]

i think theres a new law coming on all new cars having fixed daylights

[firehawk 0]

ban flashing lights on bicycles. they could cause epileptic fits

[Guest Guest]

@firehawk wrote:

ban flashing lights on bicycles. they could cause epileptic fits

[yankeedoodle 0]

are epileptics allowed to drive?

[Guest Guest]

@yankeedoodle wrote:

are epileptics allowed to drive?

No they aren't but you might not know your one until you see flashing lights, they have been known to induce them in some suceptible indiviaduals. Thats why you get the warnings on news programmes about flashing lights.

I don't know if that acutally happens though?

[yankeedoodle 0]

fair point i guess. although surely by the time you're 17 you've been exposed to enough flashing lights at least as bright as a cyclists? and could therefore determine if you were epileptic before you started driving.

[stantheman 0]

i know someone who had a fit when the green man started flashing at a pedestrian crossing fortunateley he doesnt drive ;but he is a qualified football referee