At 11:23 AM 3/3/99 -0800, Tim wrote: >Patrick >I also use those LED lights bicyclists use in steady mode (our local sheriff >gets angry if we use flashing lights on the water). I don't blame the sheriff. Flashing lights are either a distress signal or buoy lights. You don't want to be mistaken for either. >I know its a bit twisted, but I put a red one on my back and a green one on my front. With >my torso rotation, the lights wag back and forth as I paddle along. I use exactly this set-up on my bike, but on the water, red and green lights mean port and starboard respectively. Other boats use them to figure out your orientation and direction of travel relative to them. It's not good practise (besides being against the Collision Regulations) to confuse other boaters, especially if they are bigger and faster than your are - which almost everything else is, if you're a kayak. Cheers, Philip T. N49°16' W123°08' "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 03 1999 - 12:14:00 PST
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