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Old 03-06-2011, 7:34pm   #1
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That roll around 24/7 with their high beam on blinding the shit out of everyone else on the road (day and night)?
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Anything to help get noticed...

BTW - I don't ride the high beams on my new bike because they are plenty bright without but on my FZR I always had them on because the low beams were so dim.
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I believe it is some sort of Federal safety regulations. Sort of like daytime running lights on cars.
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Anything to help get noticed...

BTW - I don't ride the high beams on my new bike because they are plenty bright without but on my FZR I always had them on because the low beams were so dim.
If a rider is that concerned about being noticed he/she shouldn't be riding..

Besides do they realize that by running their high beam all the time they are creating an even more dangerous situation by impairing/blinding on coming traffic? Theeir actions can and are having the opposite affect of what they intended..

Stupid IMO.
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If a rider is that concerned about being noticed he/she shouldn't be riding..

Besides do they realize that by running their high beam all the time they are creating an even more dangerous situation by impairing/blinding on coming traffic? Theeir actions can and are having the opposite affect of what they intended..

Stupid IMO.
Not as stupid as your response, but close,,,,
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If a rider is that concerned about being noticed he/she shouldn't be riding..

Besides do they realize that by running their high beam all the time they are creating an even more dangerous situation by impairing/blinding on coming traffic? Theeir actions can and are having the opposite affect of what they intended..

Stupid IMO.
Every rider should be concerned with being noticed.

Plus, IIFC, they teach you in the MSF course to ride with your brights on during the day.
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Anything to help get noticed...

BTW - I don't ride the high beams on my new bike because they are plenty bright without but on my FZR I always had them on because the low beams were so dim.
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Not as stupid as your response, but close,,,,
My wifes vision sucks at night. She was one of the first people I know to have lasik. As a result of her surgery she sees halos at night when there are really bright lights..

Some jerk off coming around a corner way too fast almost became a hood ornament tonight because he had his high beam on.

Btw I almost always drive us around at night but I had a few drinks.
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My wifes vision sucks at night. She was one of the first people I know to have lasik. As a result of her surgery she sees halos at night when there are really bright lights..

Some jerk off coming around a corner way too fast almost became a hood ornament tonight because he had his high beam on.
Riding around with them at night when others are around is unnecessary.
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If a rider is that concerned about being noticed he/she shouldn't be riding..

Besides do they realize that by running their high beam all the time they are creating an even more dangerous situation by impairing/blinding on coming traffic? Theeir actions can and are having the opposite affect of what they intended..

Stupid IMO.
I ride with my high beams on except when I have on coming traffic at night. I'm tired of "cagers" not seeing me.

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Not as stupid as your response, but close,,,,


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My wifes vision sucks at night. She was one of the first people I know to have lasik. As a result of her surgery she sees halos at night when there are really bright lights..

Some jerk off coming around a corner way too fast almost became a hood ornament tonight because he had his high beam on.
Sorry about your wife's vision problems. Maybe you want to see about getting the newer style of brighter lights done away with on the cars too.


In regards to the highbeams being on during the day, I went to an advanced riders seminar two weeks ago. ( part of the MSF ) One of the persons taking the class was a PA State Trooper. He said it is HIGHLY recommended for ALL motorcyclists to ride with their highbeams on during the day.
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Basically, modern bike headlights are brighter than they used to be, and, with every shift under power the front end tends to rise up, so it may look like high beams flashing but it's not. Anything that helps us get noticed and live longer is great by me. Please remember that. Your slight irritation may save out life!
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Not as stupid as your response, but close,,,,
right on the money!

....Perhaps your wife should wear some sort of glare reducing glasses at night, for everyone's safety!
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I've switched to HID on the Harley. I've noticed that people actually look at me since changing. You think my headlight is bright? You ought to see my taillight. If you have epilepsy it will give you a seizure.
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If a rider is that concerned about being noticed he/she shouldn't be riding...
It's for folks like this...that there needs to be rider awareness programs.
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It's for folks like this...that there needs to be rider awareness programs.
Good luck with trying to force that one on the masses..

If you choose to ride you should accept the risks that come along with doing so plain and simple.
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Good luck with trying to force that one on the masses..

If you choose to ride you should accept the risks that come along with doing so plain and simple.
By the same line of reasoning, if your wife can't see well at night, she shouldn't drive.
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By the same line of reasoning, if your wife can't see well at night, she shouldn't drive.
I agree, she knows it, and she rarley does.. The only reason why she drove tonight was because i had a couple of drinks at dinner where as she didn't. As a result I had her drive and she never drives my car.
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ALL of the above are very true, and so I chose not to buy a Harley years ago....shame really, looking back, for other reasons...but the danger on the roads is what stopped me.....

yeh, I could control the bike ok, no sweat, but it's that blind driver not seeing me because they don't put proper R/V mirrors on vehicles as standard equipment so the driving populace can get USED to them...FORCED to....

is what stopped me....

Bubble mirrors, and LEARN...LOOK.....

Coleen, love you kid, but watch your ass there, hubby also......bikes are FUN and my empathy with your love there, hope it don't turn into sympathy....same thing I told my kids your age group...later 20's?

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Good luck with trying to force that one on the masses..
no one is trying to force anything. however there are such programs...

seems folks like you are who they are trying to reach.

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If you choose to ride you should accept the risks that come along with doing so plain and simple.
most all who ride do. but a driving public who is aware of motorcyclists...benefits all.
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I agree, she knows it, and she rarley does.. The only reason why she drove tonight was because i had a couple of drinks at dinner where as she didn't. As a result I had her drive and she never drives my car.
so...

two adults available to operate the vehicle...one is alcohol impaired...the other has night vision issues while driving...

but you want to put the burden of safe vehicle operation on the motorcyclists.
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I believe it is some sort of Federal safety regulations. Sort of like daytime running lights on cars.
Yes, but the high beams should only be used at night in the same manner they are used on cars... poorly lit areas with no on-coming traffic.

The headlight being left on all the time is a standard feature.
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two adults available to operate the vehicle...one is alcohol impaired...the other has night vision issues while driving...

but you want to put the burden of safe vehicle operation on the motorcyclists.
Yup..
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