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Petition For Parliament
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Not sure if I chose the right category, but let’s see.
I have Photosensitive Epilepsy but haven’t had a seizure in over 15yrs so I am able to drive. However I struggle when I see cyclists with flashing strobe lights on their bikes, coming towards me in the dark.
I have started a petition to ask for parliament to make it a rule that the cyclists can’t have light flashing above a certain frequency, as not to cause seizures.
I’d be grateful if anyone could sign it.
Click this link to sign the petition:
https:/ /petiti on.parl iament. uk/peti tions/5 75687/s ponsors /new?to ken=WTH BOsgzSy KOqAvth KTX
Not sure if I chose the right category, but let’s see.
I have Photosensitive Epilepsy but haven’t had a seizure in over 15yrs so I am able to drive. However I struggle when I see cyclists with flashing strobe lights on their bikes, coming towards me in the dark.
I have started a petition to ask for parliament to make it a rule that the cyclists can’t have light flashing above a certain frequency, as not to cause seizures.
I’d be grateful if anyone could sign it.
Click this link to sign the petition:
https:/
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Firstly I’m legally allowed to drive as it’s been over 2yrs since I’ve had a seizure. I struggle if the lights are flashing above a certain frequency, hence why I am not asking to have them banned, I am asking them to make it illegal to have strobes. Flashing lights are fine if the flash frequency is lower. It would still be safe for cyclists as they would still have a light flashing, but it would also mean I don’t feel dizzy when driving towards them.
TCL: "Flashing lights are allowed as long as the rate is between sixty and 240 times minute but I don't know what the advantage is over a steady light. " - humans notice things when they change so a flashing light will get picked out against a background of other things better than a non flashing one will. They are especially good in street lit areas. In the pitch black they'd have a nightsun light or something similar.
here's an article:
https:/ /www.ou tsideon line.co m/24141 70/buyi ng-bike -lights -need-t o-know# close
//On the other hand, research shows that solid light isn’t as good at capturing our attention, making it a less optimal setting for a taillight or a be-seen headlight. According to Heather Nenov, an ophthalmologist from Stein Optometric Center, light entering the eye at a consistent brightness activates photoreceptors at the back of the eye. However, when light enters the eye in flashes, it activates those photoreceptors repeatedly and can activate more of them. “Think car-brake lights,” she says. “It’s the contrast that catches our attention more than if they were just on continuously.” //
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//On the other hand, research shows that solid light isn’t as good at capturing our attention, making it a less optimal setting for a taillight or a be-seen headlight. According to Heather Nenov, an ophthalmologist from Stein Optometric Center, light entering the eye at a consistent brightness activates photoreceptors at the back of the eye. However, when light enters the eye in flashes, it activates those photoreceptors repeatedly and can activate more of them. “Think car-brake lights,” she says. “It’s the contrast that catches our attention more than if they were just on continuously.” //