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From: gadfly@ihuxn.UUCP (Gadfly)
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Subject: Re: Automatic High Beam Flashers
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Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 10:28:10 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 11 10:28:10 1985
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> While driving to work (into the sun) Friday morning I was
> surprized to notice glare in my rear view mirror from the
> cycle behind me.  It was very annoying and distracting and
> I was glad to be passed farther down the road...
> 
> I have been told by others that these circuits are available.
> Are these high beam flashers really legal?  My bike riding
> experience has always been to keep a low profile an not annoy
> people in bigger vehicles.  There are too many nuts out there
> that get a kick out of watching a biker have to slam on the
> brakes...
> 
> Any comments or similar experiences..... and are these flashers
> legal???
> 
> 				Rick Schieve

I hope to God they are legal, Rick.  They are life-savers!
I, for one, often keep my high beam on when I ride, day or night.
I apologize for your momentary discomfort, but that guy avoided
the all-too-common biker's epitaph:

              "But I didn't see him, officer."

The greatest danger a motorcyclist faces is NOT an angry driver,
it's NOT BEING SEEN.  There are actually very few nuts who play
around with bikers--even a meek 5'7" squirt like me looks fairly
imposing in full leathers--but there's a lot of car drivers who
just can't see anything else on the road but cars.  If it were
up to me, I'd reverse the law, so that every car driver needed
a cycle license first, and a year's experience on a bike to boot,
before graduating to those multi-ton death machines.  Maybe then
they'd have some awareness that there are other types of vehicles
on the road.  Ah, but I'm dreaming.  And so, because you too just
might be dreaming--and driving at the same time--I have to
shine my light in your eyes to be sure I've got your attention.
I try to be a courteous driver.  I don't like to be rude or obnoxious.
So I do sincerely apologize for the discomfort--because I'm so glad
I've lived to do so.
-- 
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