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And I am also struggling to see who the light is aimed at.
This has been my thought since they were launched. There was a massive amount of TV coverage about them locally, as they are / were based in Bath, but I have always wondered about their effectiveness.
As a motorcyclist, horse rider and cyclists, I have had so many occasions when drivers have not seen me when I am right in front of them, and let's face it a six foot bloke sat on a six foot tall horse is not easily missed, so if a driver is so inattentive they do not spot another road user, what are the chances of spotting a small green bicycle shape dancing around on the road.
All of that said, I don't commute or live in a city, so I might be talking complete bollox.
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Oliver Schick
I always look behind Ed. I am 100% aware of what is behind me in terms of predictable solid objects. What I don't expect is a source of light coming from something that is not occupying that position in space at that moment. Say it takes 1 second to travel the distance between bike and projection and you are basing your movements on that, 1 second is a long time on a bike and it fucks your whole timing up.
This is my initial thought after having only come across 2 and my instincts tell me they are dangerous. And I am also struggling to see who the light is aimed at. Not cars because what driver is looking 4 feet ahead of them at the road? Pedestrians are the only people I can see benefiting from this and the fuckers should just look up from their phones before they cross the road