Acquit
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 63
Age: 49
Location: Grand Coulee, WA
Points: 427
Registration date: 2011-06-12
 |  Subject: Spotted on the highway - Strobe Show  Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:17 pm | |
| Driving today, a touring bike of some kind popped up in my rearview mirror. It caught my eye immediately because there were two low-to-the-deck square amber LED strobes with a very long delay and one pulse. Enough to catch your eye and make you stare to see if they flashed again in the rear-view.
When he was about 100" behind me the strobes sped up a little and alternated (not so much as to be distracting but again certainly caught my attention.
When he went to pass he held in my side mirror (presumeably to get my attention) and both strobes set off a really bright rapid flicker as he passed.
I can't imagine he was doing all this manually - has anyone ever seen this before? I'm pretty sure he's not going to be a SMIDSY victim anytime soon. |
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honda_silver
Site Admin
Number of posts: 2258
Age: 51
Location: Georgetown, Tx
Points: 3605
Registration date: 2008-12-23
| | Subject: Re: Spotted on the highway - Strobe Show Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:00 am | |
| Could it be something like this http://www.hyper-lights.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_27&products_id=285 _________________ Bill - Georgetown TX 07 Silver Wing ABS Clearview w/vent, Givi E96/TB19/E52 with Admore Lighting, Alaskan Leather, Wrist Rests, 3M Solas tape, K&N air, Hyperpro spring, Grip Puppies, Airhawk, Utopia backrest, Stebel, Apexcone HIDs, StingerZ LEDs (w/Backoff WigWag), Knight Rider Sequential LED, NGK Iridium, Power Commander III, Manic Salamander, Saeng mirrors, Garmin Zumo 660, Dark-Side Sumitomo Tire  |
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bigbird
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2164
Location: Winnipeg Canada
Points: 3061
Registration date: 2010-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Spotted on the highway - Strobe Show Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:15 am | |
| Bright flashing amber strobes on a vehicle other than emergency or police sounds illegal. But I'm interested.  |
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DennisB
Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts: 2397
Points: 4095
Registration date: 2008-12-28
| | Subject: Re: Spotted on the highway - Strobe Show Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:37 am | |
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honda_silver
Site Admin
Number of posts: 2258
Age: 51
Location: Georgetown, Tx
Points: 3605
Registration date: 2008-12-23
| | Subject: Re: Spotted on the highway - Strobe Show Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:06 pm | |
| | bigbird wrote: | | Bright flashing amber strobes on a vehicle other than emergency or police sounds illegal. |
Would white strobes work??_________________ Bill - Georgetown TX 07 Silver Wing ABS Clearview w/vent, Givi E96/TB19/E52 with Admore Lighting, Alaskan Leather, Wrist Rests, 3M Solas tape, K&N air, Hyperpro spring, Grip Puppies, Airhawk, Utopia backrest, Stebel, Apexcone HIDs, StingerZ LEDs (w/Backoff WigWag), Knight Rider Sequential LED, NGK Iridium, Power Commander III, Manic Salamander, Saeng mirrors, Garmin Zumo 660, Dark-Side Sumitomo Tire |
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Acquit
Scooter Rider
Number of posts: 63
Age: 49
Location: Grand Coulee, WA
Points: 427
Registration date: 2011-06-12
| | Subject: Re: Spotted on the highway - Strobe Show Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:06 pm | |
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Grumble grumble - YouTube blocked at work - Grumble! I'll look when I'm home. |
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