 | Stew Biff he short answer is that 'safer' is subjective and depends on your requirements. You are both correct. Movement attracts the eye, so your blinking light is noticed. It is easier to judge the position of a steady state light. For a motorist to pick out your tail light, particularly, from a sea of noise is very difficult. The surface area of the light is tiny, and it's all on its own. Your light is just not important enough to notice amongst the jumble of signs, traffic directions and other cars unless it does something to stand out, like flash. My understanding is that the reason it's easy to see cars (apart from bulk) is that they have 2 lights moving together. Something to do with your brain automagically resolving the connected pattern. That's why it's hard to see a car with one working taillight, or a motorcycle or bicycle. In terms of safety, my policy is always 'be seen and misjudged' rather than 'not seen'. So I always set both front and rear lights to blink at night. If you need illumination for the road, I'd strongly suggest a second forward light for that. |
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