tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324499732486444601.post7057960440106208074..comments2023-06-02T19:48:01.714+10:00Comments on Zero DS: Semi Legal - end of day 2Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17871144190358559402noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324499732486444601.post-92124391669567610982011-01-04T20:46:53.275+11:002011-01-04T20:46:53.275+11:00My feeling is that the car driver not only has to ...My feeling is that the car driver not only has to see, but also notice me. Headlights make it easier to see a bike. Noticing me depends on picking out my outline from all the clutter. Anything that breaks up my outline makes me harder to notice. That's the principle on which the Ghillie suit works. They make you much more conspicuous (you're nearly twice the size) but they also break up your outline and help you blend into the clutter. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie_suit<br /><br />In a town full of reflective surfaces there are lots of highlights that you can blend into. <br /><br />Humans also tend to look away from bright lights.<br /><br />Just consider, no advertiser will try to attract your attention to their message by shining a single bright light straight at you from the middle of the sign.<br /><br />But I've got no proof and haven't done any testing.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871144190358559402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324499732486444601.post-14938306496600118372011-01-02T09:28:24.759+11:002011-01-02T09:28:24.759+11:00Interesting - why do you feel that it's safer ...Interesting - why do you feel that it's safer to ride without a headlight? All bikes ridden in the states have been required to have the headlight on at all times for about 40 years now.David and Harukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15882003463835973551noreply@blogger.com