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Charles :trans: , fuck all GenAI · 12w
Do you have a very bright, blinking bicycle light? I know we all want to be seen by cars, but blinky lights can trigger seizures in people with epilepsy. If your light is making all the reflective st...
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@nprofile1q... Also bright blinking lights are really hard to locate spatially so while you might be seen other road users have no idea where you actually are in relation to them.

(I think the problem is LEDs got super powerful over the last decade or so, but the modes of using them on vehicles didn’t adapt.)
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Charles :trans: , fuck all GenAI · 12w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq0dctj54v2wen88p47ylru66czeuqfqv8mt7z9emy84ag557j6e8setvjcg I sometimes just have to stop my bike and wait for the blinker to get away from me. But, like, they can actually injure people with strobe sensitivities.