[dsn_klr650] nklr: safety gear

[Dash Weeks]

At 05:20 AM 6/30/2000 +0000, JSherlockHolmes@... wrote:

>Here in Wisconsin, the school buses are required to carry a small >rotating strobe light on top of their roofs. Kind of a bluish/white. >Not law enforcement blue. This makes the vehicle very conspicuous, at >least to me anyway. (Not that the bright yellow, monster sized >vehicle wasn't conspicuous in the first place) Anyway, since >cars/trucks have adopted daytime running lights and made it even more >difficult for cagers to pick us out of a group of oncoming vehicles, >I was wondering if it would be feasible or legal to have a battery >operated strobe attached to our helmets or bike fairings? Some type >of suction device that holds a light rechargeable battery and strobe >light that would make us more visible. I know that the strobe on the >school bus always catches my attention. Any thoughts on this? Could >this be a new and potentially effective use of gear for us? > >Jim Sherlock

GO GO GADGET... Cager Repellant. You can buy small strobes that pin to backpacks or whatever. Just add velcro to you your helmet and stick it where you would like. Buy three or four and have a multi directional safety knogen/beacon. "650A2 you are cleared for landing on 227" LaterZ Dash