Using High Beams For Safety

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Skier wrote:Same problem with bikes, same solution: make your vehicle appear as large as possible.
They need to see you before they can make any judgments about size.

People in cars don't say "I saw him, but thought he was farther away."

They say "I never even saw him."

Turning on the high beams makes you more visible. Period.
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jonnythan wrote:
Skier wrote:Same problem with bikes, same solution: make your vehicle appear as large as possible.
They need to see you before they can make any judgments about size.

People in cars don't say "I saw him, but thought he was farther away."

They say "I never even saw him."

Turning on the high beams makes you more visible. Period.
Their eyes see you, their brain doesn't register the information. Throwing more light from the same source doesn't change it.
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#43 Unread post by TrueFaith »

Their eyes see you, their brain doesn't register the information. Throwing more light from the same source

I think you just proved the point. Yes, they do see you and that's the purpose of running with high beams. What they do with the information after that is an entirely different subject. First and foremost, I want to be SEEN.

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TrueFaith wrote:
Their eyes see you, their brain doesn't register the information. Throwing more light from the same source

I think you just proved the point. Yes, they do see you and that's the purpose of running with high beams. What they do with the information after that is an entirely different subject. First and foremost, I want to be SEEN.
Their eyes see you, they brain doesn't get the information. You will still hear the "I didn't see you" excuse despite the fact your headlight, highbeam or not, is obvious.

Eye contact with drivers doesn't mean a bloody thing: their eyes see you, their brain disregards the information and they pull out in front of you. Same problem: eyes see, brain disregards.

Using your highbeam may get you into the "eyes see" part but they will not get you past the "brain disregards" part. Hence the "I didn't see you" excuse.
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Considering none of us have any evidence whatsoever to back up our claims, perhaps we should agree to disagree.
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jonnythan wrote:Considering none of us have any evidence whatsoever to back up our claims, perhaps we should agree to disagree.
This is probably the best course of action. Just be sure to know the laws of the state or province you're going through so you're not giving Officer Friendly a reason to have a chat with ya. ;)
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