(10-11-2013, 02:08 PM)Jim21680_imp Wrote: Not a huge fan of these things, and you shouldn't let them give you a false sense of security.
That is, your level of riding caution should be the same whether you have a modulator or not.
Plus, I've heard of too many instances where drivers mistake this modulation for the rider "flashing" them to go ahead or pull out.
Just my opinion, but I think they're more annoying to other drivers than anything you'll gain in safety (which is minimal, if anything).
Agreed. I think learning to "waggle" in the lane a bit when someone is waiting to pull out to increase the chance of being seen is safer than the flashing which so many drivers use to communicate so many different things ("go ahead", "cop ahead", "turn your lights on, dumb@ss") stuff like that.