As the weather starts to improve each spring, there is an itch to take to bike off the trainer and get some easy, joyful miles in on the road. However, in light of the ever increasing amount of distractions that drivers face, whether their own fault (ie cell phones) or not their fault it makes me q…

[image] G650: If it’s beeping a car is coming, what do you different? I already ride about 6 inches to a foot from the white line at most. I just can’t figure out what it would make me do that I don’t already. So many reasons, but here are a few scenarios: Knowing when have to pay attention…

I was in a Zwift ride a few years back when one of the riders died. Very sad.

[image] G650: I’ve been super tempted to buy a Varia, after all the praise people give it, but I just can’t figure out what the actionable use is of it. Fair point. You might see if somebody local will lend you one for a group ride.

From an old thread [image] Cycliq fly6 vs Garmin Varia I was riding on an empty road when the radar chirped, and the dot popped up on the head unit. i checked the mirror and saw a beater pickup about 100m behind me, riding the very edge of the shoulder-less road. I kept my eye on it and it wasn’…

[image] tim_nh: Having a radar is a no brainer. The mirror helps a lot too. The high-speed warning is also very helpful, sometimes the speed differential is huge (some of the crazies do 100 km/h on very narrow, windy country roads), so you have very little time to react.

All of this, plus with wind noise I get the notification before I hear even a combustion vehicle, never mind an electric vehicle. I’d actually also say, it’s a very good rear light on it’s own!

[image] gpl: What I do differently… if I know there’s something coming - I won’t go for the drink bottle just yet. I won’t choose to go right around the next pothole ahead (I’m in AU, we ride on the left). I might give a head check to see what’s coming… if it’s a car/truck/bus that’s stepped out…

[image] Macy: All of this, plus with wind noise I get the notification before I hear even a combustion vehicle, never mind an electric vehicle. That’s a good point, my experience is the same: I noticed that my Varia warns me way earlier than I hear most cars.

Besides all of the above, the Varia’s light pattern changes when it detects an approaching vehicle. That, in itself, helps make you more noticeable. If the driver isn’t paying attention, they are more likely to when they see something changing in their peripheral vision. In my experience, I get far…

Blockquote I’m typically riding in traffic constantly on my routes, so I am always eating, drinking or doing something or other next to a car or three. Radars aren’t really useful in constant traffic - I sometimes mute mine when riding in certain areas for that reason. I think most riders activel…

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