Re: OT: flash to pass switch

From: b liver (barrysuperhawk@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jun 15 2006 - 10:46:21 EDT


Most of the European brands [Duc, BMW] include that functionality on their
bikes. If you get a Duc Multi-function switch and wire it in you would be
good... [bmw requires both sides because of the signals..]

>From: Ray Irons <rayirons@sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: OT: flash to pass switch
>Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:13:55 -0700 (PDT)
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>--- "Bill S." <kb7vkl@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > Have you ever been going down the interstate at
> > night and seen a big
> > rig that just got passed by another big rig flash
> > its lights? That
> > lets the passer know that it's clear for him to go
> > ahead and pull back
> > into the right lane. In other words; flashing
> > headlights like that
> > mean go ahead and go. That's not the signal you want
> > to send.
>
>The reason the bike makers have included this feature
>in the newer models is for safety. It tend to make the
>biker more visible to the average automobile driver. A
>flashing light catches the eye better than one that is
>one steady because the human eye is drawn to movement.
>A flashing light draws this attention. That's the
>reason most emergency vehicles have a relay switch
>installed (I think its called the wig wag switch) to
>alternately flash the headlights to attract attention.
>This type of switch can be installed and when
>activated causes the headlights to rapidly flash.
>That's not what I want to do. I'm worried about cross
>traffic pulling out in front of me. You're right about
>the truckers though. I flash my headlights for them as
>well because its hard sometimes for them to gauge when
>they are clear. When a trucker goes by me on my bike,
>I make sure I can see him in his mirrors so I know he
>can see me. I also make sure to ease up a bit so I
>know he's clear before he starts to move over and I
>also try to make sure I have an escape route, just in
>case. The difference is a trucker is a professional
>driver. With the requirements for a CDL, he has to be.
>He understands the deal with flashing lights. I
>believe the average motorist goes "Huh? Whats that
>light flashing for?" and takes a moment to look closer
>and as a biker that has lost friends to "cagers" that
>what I'm looking for. That monentary second look.
>Also, I have a riding bud back on the east coast that
>has a newer Triumph that has the "flash to pass"
>switch installed from the factory. I've been riding
>with him and seen a car start to pull out in front of
>him and he flashed his headlight with that switch. The
>car stopped dead in its tracks. When we stopped for a
>break a few miles down the road, the driver of the car
>stopped in beside us and apologized for almost pulling
>out in front of him. He said he hadn't seen the bike
>until he saw the headlight flashing.
>
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