Being seen doesn’t have to
cause temporary blindness.
(Photos © J. Maus)
cause temporary blindness.
(Photos © J. Maus)
Today’s question comes from reader Chris M. Chris wonders if there’s such a thing as a front bike light that’s just too bright..
“I’ve been blinded on my morning commute a few times too many. This afternoon while riding north from Sellwood on the Springwater, I was blinded by a dual strobe light on a bike coming towards me.
It seems that some folks have lights that can literally be seen from a mile away and become blinding within a block when I’m riding against them. It’s difficult for me to see the road in front of me and it can’t be that different for our friends in cars. How bright is too bright for a front light?
I doubt there’s a standard, but does anyone else think that there is such a thing as too bright?”
