why turn off passing lamps?
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Cruiser
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From: Boise Idaho
why turn off passing lamps?
Okay, this is a stupid question but everytime I notice the switch I wonder why I would want to turn off my passing lamps. I ride with them on day and night, with my heated gear plugged in, on empty roads or in traffic. Sorry for taking up your time with this ridiculous question but I keep thinking I am missing something. Please, help save my sanity.
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How about courtesy? You're ridin' behind your friend, at night, at a bike event, & you have your high beam & both passing lamps on. Yeah, you can be seen, but between the glare from the oncoming guy with the same three lights & your lights in his mirrors your friend can't see anything. Multiply that by the number of friends following you & the number of other "safety minded" riders at an event & you should be able to figure out why I ride at the back of the group............
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I ride with mine on all the time. Every now and then (at night) an on-coming cage will flash me thinking I have on my high beams. So I guess they are bright looking at them.
Road Captain
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Mine are never off! I was almost T-Boned a few weeks back and they were on, so just goes to show you that you need all the lights on as possible. Lady looked right at me and started pulling forward and almost got me....
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That just proves it. One light or three they will still not see you. Stay alert!!
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How about courtesy? You're ridin' behind your friend, at night, at a bike event, & you have your high beam & both passing lamps on. Yeah, you can be seen, but between the glare from the oncoming guy with the same three lights & your lights in his mirrors your friend can't see anything. Multiply that by the number of friends following you & the number of other "safety minded" riders at an event & you should be able to figure out why I ride at the back of the group............
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How about courtesy? You're ridin' behind your friend, at night, at a bike event, & you have your high beam & both passing lamps on. Yeah, you can be seen, but between the glare from the oncoming guy with the same three lights & your lights in his mirrors your friend can't see anything. Multiply that by the number of friends following you & the number of other "safety minded" riders at an event & you should be able to figure out why I ride at the back of the group............
In town mine are always on, on the highway at night I turn them off.