Helmet FlashLights

[Markymark]

I find it pretty "unnatural and pretty stupid and inconsiderate" to be dictating to me what type of lights to use.

 

[HLaB]

I dont use a helmet light my self but I dont think Id be dictating other so as not to use them; if they are annoying dont sit behind them, simples as the meerkat would say

 

[Davidc]

It was for this very purpose, i.e. riding down unlit tow paths , that I first put a light on my helmet. When the path is winding, the lights on the handlebars more often than not are not lighting up where you are riding, at least with the helmet light you can see were you are going.

Strictly towpath riding at night is against the byelaws!

I do it as well, and when I do I use a head worn light (on the helmet if I'm wearing it) for exactly what you do. It's round bridges that I find it very useful. I also find one useful on roads I don't know well for map reading, seeing signposts (saves lifting the bike up to point the light upwards) and more.

I'd never use it on its own instead of the main light though..

 

[line71]

I find it pretty "unnatural and pretty stupid and inconsiderate" to be dictating to me what type of lights to use.

Well dont be suprised if you get an expletive laden rant to stop shining your stupid light into my eyes then
its nothing to do with 'dictation' its common courtesy and common sense not to blind oncoming cyclists and pedestrians with your ludicrous headlamps
anyway,do what you want,who gives a shoot

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

what you want,who gives a s***

Well, you did. Until your high horse bolted

 

[Markymark]

Well dont be suprised if you get an expletive laden rant to stop shining your stupid light into my eyes then
its nothing to do with 'dictation' its common courtesy and common sense not to blind oncoming cyclists and pedestrians with your ludicrous headlamps
anyway,do what you want,who gives a s***

Yawn.

 

[Broughtonblue]

Well dont be suprised if you get an expletive laden rant to stop shining your stupid light into my eyes then
its nothing to do with 'dictation' its common courtesy and common sense not to blind oncoming cyclists and pedestrians with your ludicrous headlamps
anyway,do what you want,who gives a s***

muppet!

 

[ufkacbln]

My point about the helmet lights are made as a cyclist and experiencing a blinding light approaching at head height in the pitch black of a cycle path is unnatural and pretty stupid and inconsiderate,there is no justification for them unless you are going pot holing or camping at night and need hands free to erect tents or prepare food
Cyclists have handlebars for lights

Well dont be suprised if you get an expletive laden rant to stop shining your stupid light into my eyes then
its nothing to do with 'dictation' its common courtesy and common sense not to blind oncoming cyclists and pedestrians with your ludicrous headlamps
anyway,do what you want,who gives a s***

You really have an anger issue here!

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

Each to their own.

I have a fixed beam on my helmet and a strobe-type on my bars which is switched to fixed on unlit paths/lanes.
Th one on the bars is aimed at the ground around 20ft in front of me, and the helmet mount is pointing usually at the road about 20/30ft in front of me.
The latter is especially helpful when cornering as I get to see any issues well before the bar lamp shines round the corner.
The only time the helmet light is pointed at a driver or ped is when I want the former to see me, and for me to see the latter who almost invariably dress all in black in the winter for walking/dog-walking along unlit roads/tracks/paths and I get to see them well in advance.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Set of Ayups set backwards on top of helmet with red Saxon caps on makes an awesome addition to a rear light set up. I have lost count of the number of times ive had compliments from motorists, I think I'll be keeping them.

 

[GrasB]

As a motorists at worse they're a minor annoyance, at best they're an inconsequential irrelevance. I'm talking about riders who have a reasonably powerful light, Exposure Joystick/Lezyne MicroDrive class, but not stupidly bright. They also have solid lights on their bike so you can actually work out where they are, where they're going & how fast they're getting there.

However there are some riders who are putting blindingly bright torches on their helmets & blinding everyone who barely glances in their direction. There are also riders who only have helmet mounted flashing lights, these people are morons as they just manage to totally confuse the hell out of most people.

 

[ianrauk]

On my commute a couple of years back I was momentarily blinded by some inconsiderate tosser with a helmet light. If he blinded me then he would have blinded a lot of other road users.

 

[srw]

I ride in central London and often through heavy traffic. As my bike lights are often obscured by the traffic my helmet light is a good way to be seen. It also works as I can direct it to traffic from side roads who may not have seen the forward facing light.

So it's you that regularly dazzles me in the winter?

The OP may not have been the most diplomatic poster, but he's got a point. In well-lit conditions sticking something on your head that's as bright as a car headlamp is selfish and dangerous to other road users. In proper dark it's positively suicidal. If you want a point of light on your helmet, cover it with retro-reflectives, which will do the same job without eating batteries and without annoying anyone else.

 

[srw]

On my commute a couple of years back I was momentarily blinded by some inconsiderate tosser with a helmet light. If he blinded me then he would have blinded a lot of other road users.

I was dazzled last week in central London at 6pm.

 

[ianrauk]

I was dazzled last week in central London at 6pm.

They are simply not needed for city/town cycling.