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“I’ve been dazzled by Bike Lights!” – Chilli-Tech on Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine

You want to see, you want to be seen…..surely you can’t have lights that are too bright?

ARE YOUR BIKE LIGHTS TOO BRIGHT?

So last December (time flies!) I was invited to join in on a discussion on the Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2….

The Subject of the Discussion was: “I’ve been Blinded By Bike Lights”. We sell Bike CREE Lights (the new LED Technology which throws a bright white light down on to the road).

I love cycling both for leisure and to work and as a Cyclist I need to:

1. SEE

and

2. BE SEEN

Which is why we launched the Front CREE Bike Light which can throw 600 lumens of white light out ahead of you.

Where I ride, the roads are Pitch Black at Night and I need to see potholes ahead, see where I’m going and be seen (there’s no street lighting around on Country Roads!)

First of all, lets start with the Law:

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Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations also state it is an offence for any light on any vehicle (that includes bicycles) to “cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road”

You Must:

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Have a white front light, facing frontwards and visible from the front

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Have a red rear light, facing backwards and visible from the rear.

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Have working lights that are in good condition

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Have lights turned on when riding any time between sunset and sunrise. That’s literally from when the sun goes over the horizon to when it comes back up again.

Our Front Cree Bike Light has a simple “One Touch Button Dip” function…

If you are on a Country Road which is unlit, without street lighting and no oncoming traffic, you can use the full 600 lumens safely without the worry of dazzling other road users. When there is an oncoming Car or Cyclist, you can “DIP” the light using the One Touch Button Dip to a lower power.

Bike lights shouldn’t blind motorists or cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other users of the road.

Our Front CREE Bike lights have 3 settings. One press of a Button takes the Bike Lights from 600 lumens to 400 lumens or less (on sensor mode) or a second press to change to an even lower setting of 100 lumens.

It should always be very simple to switch from a high beam to low (just like a car) with a one button press because you should always dip to a low beam when you have on-coming traffic – just like when you drive a car, you should not full beam on-coming traffic, it’s no different for a cyclist.

Bike Lights Too Bright? Dazzling Bike Lights? Chilli-Tech On BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine Show

“I’ve been dazzled by Bike Lights!” – Chilli-Tech on Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine

You want to see, you want to be seen…..surely you can’t have lights that are too bright?

ARE YOUR BIKE LIGHTS TOO BRIGHT?

So last December (time flies!) I was invited to join in on a discussion on the Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2….

The Subject of the Discussion was: “I’ve been Blinded By Bike Lights”. We sell Bike CREE Lights (the new LED Technology which throws a bright white light down on to the road).

I love cycling both for leisure and to work and as a Cyclist I need to:

1. SEE

and

2. BE SEEN

Which is why we launched the Front CREE Bike Light which can throw 600 lumens of white light out ahead of you.

Where I ride, the roads are Pitch Black at Night and I need to see potholes ahead, see where I’m going and be seen (there’s no street lighting around on Country Roads!)

First of all, lets start with the Law:

Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations also state it is an offence for any light on any vehicle (that includes bicycles) to “cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other persons using the road”

You Must:

Have a white front light, facing frontwards and visible from the front

Have a red rear light, facing backwards and visible from the rear.

Have working lights that are in good condition

Have lights turned on when riding any time between sunset and sunrise. That’s literally from when the sun goes over the horizon to when it comes back up again.

Our Front Cree Bike Light has a simple “One Touch Button Dip” function…

If you are on a Country Road which is unlit, without street lighting and no oncoming traffic, you can use the full 600 lumens safely without the worry of dazzling other road users. When there is an oncoming Car or Cyclist, you can “DIP” the light using the One Touch Button Dip to a lower power.

Bike lights shouldn’t blind motorists or cause undue dazzle or discomfort to other users of the road.

Our Front CREE Bike lights have 3 settings. One press of a Button takes the Bike Lights from 600 lumens to 400 lumens or less (on sensor mode) or a second press to change to an even lower setting of 100 lumens.

It should always be very simple to switch from a high beam to low (just like a car) with a one button press because you should always dip to a low beam when you have on-coming traffic – just like when you drive a car, you should not full beam on-coming traffic, it’s no different for a cyclist.