> I wonder what you think of emergency sirens/lights? Too distracting?
If unnecessary, yes.
> Distracting drivers from what, exactly?
> Distracting them from not seeing cyclists?
We only have a finite attention span; hence such is going to be distracting the driver from other important things on the road. Not every cyclist is so important to be noticed.
You should also take into account that a blinking light means the driver is changing lane or course. Two blinking light means danger. If every bicyclist would all the time be signalling "danger, danger", people become desensitised to such signal.
Excuse me for keeping my flashing lights on the bike when there's people with attitudes like yours controlling several ton killing machines within meters of me.
If unnecessary, yes.
> Distracting drivers from what, exactly? > Distracting them from not seeing cyclists?
We only have a finite attention span; hence such is going to be distracting the driver from other important things on the road. Not every cyclist is so important to be noticed.
You should also take into account that a blinking light means the driver is changing lane or course. Two blinking light means danger. If every bicyclist would all the time be signalling "danger, danger", people become desensitised to such signal.