Dinnote daylight warning light

[chipmonster]

Reading up on the high visibilty vest post, someone mentioned a Dinotte amber rear warning light.

This seems like a real good idea, anyone know where I can purchase one of these from.

Thanks.

 

[ufkacbln]

The main supplier in the UK and the source for mine was On-one, however they are also available form

Chain Reaction Cycles

Pedelecs

Geoffry Butler Cycles

On-One used to sell them, but now only seem to list spares

 

[Tynan]

is that sort of fancy necessary for rear lights? surely the regular led rears are a world of bright and dancing?

surely the expense goes into 'light up the road' fronts?

 

[HJ]

Reading up on the high visibilty vest post, someone mentioned a Dinotte amber rear warning light.

This seems like a real good idea, anyone know where I can purchase one of these from.

Thanks.

The amber light is supposed to go on the front, but I suppose it could be rear mounted. They have also just brought out a new rear light which combines two of their famously bright 140L rear lights, the 400L tail light, which rather confusingly emits 300 Lumen (so why not call it the 300L?). I am seriously considering buying one for my new commute part of which is on busy unlit country roads.

The 140L should be easily bright enough to use in day light.

 

[CopperBrompton]

is that sort of fancy necessary for rear lights? surely the regular led rears are a world of bright and dancing?

At night, sure; in daylight, you need a serious amount of light to stand out.

The amber Dinotte is amazing. Much of the time, cars just wait behind until I wave them past.

Ben

 

[rootes]

is that sort of fancy necessary for rear lights? surely the regular led rears are a world of bright and dancing?

surely the expense goes into 'light up the road' fronts?

they are VERY bright and far more visible than the usual cateye.. in daylight (actually having seen then in the dark they are almost too bright at night)

trade off is they eat batteries quicker...

 

[rootes]

The amber Dinotte is amazing. Much of the time, cars just wait behind until I wave them past.

Ben

perhaps that associate flashing amber with turn signals... and think perhaps you are about to turn..

 

[ufkacbln]

Legal use of Amber lights according to RVLR

Amber lights are permitted:

• any vehicle’s indicators
• amber pedal reflectors or pedal lights
• reflected from a registration plate
• reflected from a road clearance vehicle
• reflected from a vehicle carrying dangerous substances
• reflected on some old or heavy vehicles

Flashing amber lights on

• a road clearance vehicle
• a bin lorry
• a breakdown vehicle
• a vehicle with a 25 mph top speed
• a vehicle wider than 2.9 metres
• a roadworks vehicle
• an escort vehicle
• a Revenue and Customs vehicle
• a surveying vehicle
• a clamping or tow truck vehicle
• airport vehicles
• any other specially authorised vehicle

The only times when you can use your amber flashing light are when you are:

• at the scene of an emergency
• wanting to let people know you are there
• at or near an accident or broken-down vehicle
• towing a broken-down vehicle
• escorting a very long or wide vehicle (below 25 mph, unless you are in an abnormal load escort vehicle)
• have special authority

 

[chipmonster]

This clause would be good enough for me, I want to be seen.

Legal use of Amber lights according to RVLR


The only times when you can use your amber flashing light are when you are:

• wanting to let people know you are there

 

[doyler78]

This clause would be good enough for me, I want to be seen.

That interpretation would seem to me to be optimistic. It seems to me we are talking about a scenario where the vehicle is stationary, perhaps if you were fixing a puncture or doing some other road side repair.

The regulations are in place which tells you what is permitted to allow you to be seen therefore to take another part of the regulation and try to make it fit something that has already been explained is the reason why I see it as optimistic.

 

[CopperBrompton]

In the 0.00001% chance a cop ever queries it, I'm quite confident that I could convince them that my vehicle is limited to 25mph (just so long as he's never seen me ride downhill :-)).

Personally I'll take safety over legality anytime.

Ben

 

[doyler78]

In the 0.00001% chance a cop ever queries it, I'm quite confident that I could convince them that my vehicle is limited to 25mph (just so long as he's never seen me ride downhill :-)).

Personally I'll take safety over legality anytime.

Ben

That assumes you can only be safe by having an illegal light :?:

I agree that it is highly unlikely that anyone will be pulled over this I was just talking about the legality of the light.

 

[Jaded]

The Dinotte rear light can be seen from at least a mile back and on a long interval flash gives a very noticeable light. You need to point it down or you will rearrange the retinas of people following.

Cars almost invariable go over the the other side when I have mine on. The Lithium batteries last a long time.

 

[HJ]

I can confirm that the DiNotte 140L (red rear light) is bright enough to be seen easily in daylight and drivers certainly seam to give me more room when I have it on. It is well worth the money...

 

[tdr1nka]

I have been using the 140L for a few weeks now and I can also confirm it gets you seen in the day!