[Porsche-O-Phile]

There's some truth to flashing lights potentially triggering seizures, but as with most things it's overstated. One reason strobe lights in building fire alarm systems have to be synched is to prevent this.

I'd have asked the cop to flip on the emergency lights on his cruiser - those things are obnoxious, distracting and likely far more likely to trigger a seizure (or an accident) than some guy on a bike. The newest ones are deliberately randomized in order to maximize visibility (exactly what also maximizes the risk of a seizure).

Then again the rules don't (and common sense doesn't) apply to the police - only the peons / subjects that they get to bully and harass for their own amusement and ego-masturbation under the guise of "public safety". For one I'm awfully sick of the double standards.

Sounds like the guy was just another dickhead cop on a power trip.