Head Light Greeting Signal

[RESTONTODC]

All,

I often give hand Greeting signal on incoming cyclists. Now, it’s too dark. So, my head light signal is fast BLINK, BLINK, and go DARK until I pass you. Don’t be alarm when you see it. I just want say “HELLO”. Please Don’t send me any Morse code because I remember it at all.

Do you have a head light greeting signal? What is it?

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[Sunyata]

No offense, but blinking a head lamp at an oncoming cyclist is not only rude, but pretty dangerous. Flashing lights really mess with an individual’s ability to see in the dark. Please do not do that. Just say hello or good evening/morning as you pass if you feel the need to greet someone.

[GovernorSilver]

I would also prefer to see a steady light rather than a blinking one on the trails. Much more polite that way.

[Powerful Pete]

Yup. Why not just a friendly hello while passing one another?

[Tania]

Is the “‘sup?” head toss now passé?

[bentbike33]

@RESTONTODC 129348 wrote:

So, my head light signal is fast BLINK, BLINK, and go DARK until I pass you.

+1 to an audible greeting. I would reply back.

As far as I’m concerned, you don’t need to “go dark” either. If your headlight is one of those unfocused, nano-sun portable fusion reactors, I can create an adequate eclipse with my left hand, and still know where you are by your corona. If your beam is well focused and aimed like mine so the brightest part is hitting the trail in front of you rather than the infinite void, I don’t even need to raise my hand. If you go dark, especially on the unlit parts of the W&OD, you disappear until my light hits your forward reflectors (if any), which I personally find highly disorienting.

Thanks.

[Author]

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