bloody lights!

[Stu]

Still think you should get a proper bike, next you'll be telling me it doesn't have Fuel injection

Originally Posted by sv_dan

Complete utter tosh!!

You're wrong, back down beee-aaatch!

I tend not to use my mirrors when someone has Full beam but rear fog lamps - you can't avoid looking forward and having your eyes burnt out by a million gigawatt red light.

Originally Posted by Stu

Still think you should get a proper bike, next you'll be telling me it doesn't have Fuel injection

Oooh you cow Stu! Carbs are for REAL men. Oh and at least I have a proper back tyre, not some skinny pram wheel!

So by having my full beams on when filtering makes me a menace on the roads does it? A bold statement seeing as you don't even know me. I'm a very considerate person and always try to be helpful. You should not assume that I'm doing it just to annoy cars? I am a very considerate rider most of the time and I do it for my personal safety. If I had every cage driver complain that they were blinded and could not see then I would maybe change my thinking. But it's a minority (so far). You also assume that cage drivers bother to even check their mirrors, even with high beams on some people still don't notice those. Usually big exec cars or women in 4x4's. Not a sexist statement just a trend I've noticed.

Hmm okay well looks like I could be in the wrong here (yes ME!).

High beams can cause dazzling and it's illegal. So Kate you were correct. Feel free to brandish me as a menace on the roads and chastise me in public. Oh you already have!

Apparently a better solution is to flash (like a strobe effect) as you are overtaking/filtering. This comes from my bike instructor friend.

Well now I know better.

Personally I find the high beam when filtering rather offensive and would place that in the same boat with rear/front fog lights on when not necessary...
Yes, it does dazzle drivers(even on a bright sunny day).
And the same could be said for bikes riding without headlights on during the day

Originally Posted by Jdubya

And the same could be said for bikes riding without headlights on during the day

I don't get it. Or do you mean it's just daft not to have dipped beams on all the time. I'm a bit slow today!

Originally Posted by sv_dan

I don't get it. Or do you mean it's just daft not to have dipped beams on all the time. I'm a bit slow today!

Erm...okay...headlights off
Is that perhaps a bit easier to understand

Originally Posted by Jdubya

Erm...okay...headlights off
Is that perhaps a bit easier to understand

As in not on, or do you mean sort of on but not quite off. Or maybe you mean on a bit?

Heh. Yeah I get ya, hey it's Monday I can be thick if I like (and usually not just limited to Mondays!).

The offence for riding with healights on full beam to the annoyance of other road users is "Due care and consideration"which carries both points and a fine
Most new bikes have AHO[dip] and I think its only pre 02 bikes that have manual headlight switches that don't come on automatically with the ignition

Originally Posted by sv_dan

Hmm okay well looks like I could be in the wrong here (yes ME!).

High beams can cause dazzling and it's illegal. So Kate you were correct. Feel free to brandish me as a menace on the roads and chastise me in public. Oh you already have!

Apparently a better solution is to flash (like a strobe effect) as you are overtaking/filtering. This comes from my bike instructor friend.

Well now I know better.

Ask a cage user what a flashing headlight would mean and I bet they would say it is an indication to go ahead with whatever move they are planning.