BackOff-MC Brake Light Module. (Shop Talk: Gear).(Product/Service Evaluation)

Rider, April, 2003 by Freund, Ken

Having a car or truck slam into the back of my motorcycle while I'm slowing or stopped in traffic is something I never want to happen. Yet with all of the driver distractions out there (cell phones, videos, navigation systems, laptops, mobile fax machines, good ol' screaming kids and eating and drinking), many drivers pay little attention to the road ahead.

Lots of products can help us be more conspicuous to motorists, but the BackOff Brake Light Signal Module does the best job we've seen of alerting that driver behind you that you're slowing down. The BackOff has a compact solid-state circuit that creates greater conspicuity by converting the motorcycle's ordinary brake light(s) into a more effective visual warning. Signal Dynamics has been manufacturing...

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