Really? Highbeams during the day???

What do most do when they are DRIVING towards the sunshine?
Using a 4 wheel vehicle.

They often crash and run into cars, people or bikes.

..Tom
 
Another annual thread. Some of the same people from last year still don't get it. I'm glad they are still alive to make the error again.
 
It's just stupid. Stop it everybody.
I do it to prevent people from dangerously chasing me down to tell me I "have a headlight out". If I could figure out how to aim my highbeam lower I would =(

3,000k 55w HID's FTW! =)

Pic from last Sunday:
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Last fall, same place =)
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-Jamie M.
 
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It annoys the hell out of me when people do it. Makes me want to drive right at them or, if they're behind me, break check them. Normally I manage to quell that desire.

I wanted to see how long it would've take for someone to quote this, I guess we should let it slide then.
 
I do it to prevent people from dangerously chasing me down to tell me I "have a headlight out". If I could figure out how to aim my highbeam lower I would =(

3,000k 55w HID's FTW! =)

Pic from last Sunday:
Jun26th2011_Hwy507_12.png


Last fall, same place =)
brightlights.jpg


-Jamie M.

Those pictures do a wonderful job of showing the loss of detail that can be seen, when high beams are in use; absolutely none in the first shot, while it would be difficult to see signals in the second.
 

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You can pop collars now?!?




ever since I can remember....

My brother does that at ball games. Oh wait it's beer he pours down collars.
 
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OK, how about this one:

High beams on, when the sun is setting low behind you?

I can tell you this has saved my life more than a few times. Made me visible around the halo of the sun, and where oncoming traffic wasnt even staying in its own lane, they did manage to avoid me.

Use your brain, use your logic. Stay smart, stay visible, stay alive. If you cant be seen, create contrast, be it bigh beams or whatever else. I still contend they are not illegal in the day, and then wonder why no cops have pulled me over for it? I leave them on, even when following or facing cops. Truth is, I dont care if it annoys you, or puts you out of your comfort zone. If someones highs in the day manages to actually blind you, then you may need your eyes checked, because the sun will always be brighter. I am seen, people didnt hit me. I'm happy, I'm alive.

Now everyone just go ride.

ps: most car DRLs are high beams, although on low power. But they are still aimed high. There is a reason for this, and bikes don't have these.
 
What was in the pictures? All I could see was lights and now I'm blind....

Sweet

What I seen in those pics, was those bright lights, the dim one was barely noticed, especially how you could barely notice the gray in the bike and maybe the rider, but I still see those bright lights on the other bike.
 
Those pictures do a wonderful job of showing the loss of detail that can be seen, when high beams are in use; absolutely none in the first shot, while it would be difficult to see signals in the second.

With the Gsxr and cbr1000, the signals is in the mirrors, which will be seen.
 
I'm afraid you have more issues than just using your high beams.
You need to make yourself more conspicious, and pay attention to the language of the drivers actions leading up to your approach.



I find 1 light looks more like a car, I got passed a couple of time by some VFR and I noticed those 2 lights from far away.
BTW, I put my highbeam only for passing heavy trucks on the highway, so they notice me and don't change lane over me. It happen twice this season before I started to put my high beam.
 
Sweet

What I seen in those pics, was those bright lights, the dim one was barely noticed, especially how you could barely notice the gray in the bike and maybe the rider, but I still see those bright lights on the other bike.

I noticed the same thing, however, I would not take these pics as 100% representative of real life unless we know how the photographer and camera were metering the scene(measuring light). A lot of cameras by default will expose the picture based on the brightest spot in the frame, in this case the high beams, in order so that the details of that bright object are preserved during exposure. Otherwise you get a "blown out" exposure, meaning all you see is white and no details. Take a picture pointing your camera directly at a bright light source and you'll see what I mean. As a consequence, all other objects in the picture are darkened or underexposed as well. End result, bright objects are not as bright in the picture compared to the actual real life scene and other objects are darker in the picture than in real life. Based on examining those photos, I'd say this might be the case as the shadow areas look underexposed. Then we have to consider if any post processing (photoshop) has been done. Again, the only way to really know if the exposures in those pictures are really representative of real life is to have the photographer give his take. Food for thought, that is all.
 
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Sweet

What I seen in those pics, was those bright lights, the dim one was barely noticed, especially how you could barely notice the gray in the bike and maybe the rider, but I still see those bright lights on the other bike.

His low beams blinded me at L and L last month:( Was seeing dots for like 5 min.
 
I noticed the same thing, however, I would not take these pics as 100% representative of real life unless we know how the photographer and camera were metering the scene(measuring light). A lot of cameras by default will expose the picture based on the brightest spot in the frame, in this case the high beams, in order so that the details of that bright object are preserved during exposure. Otherwise you get a "blown out" exposure, meaning all you see is white and no details. Take a picture pointing your camera directly at a bright light source and you'll see what I mean. As a consequence, all other objects in the picture are darkened or underexposed as well. End result, bright objects are not as bright in the picture compared to the actual real life scene and other objects are darker in the picture than in real life. Based on examining those photos, I'd say this might be the case as the shadow areas look underexposed. Then we have to consider if any post processing (photoshop) has been done. Again, the only way to really know if the exposures in those pictures are really representative of real life is to have the photographer give his take. Food for thought, that is all.

Image one looks like a frame cap, from some sort of video camera. That would explain why the clouds are blown out; automatic metering, with relatively poor dynamic range.

Image two is definitely from a Canon EOS 40D DSLR, on shutter priority mode, and more than likely using matrix metering, based on how the exposure seems to be centre biased.

... if that makes any difference to you.
 
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