Comment by csunbird
10 months ago
When you are riding the bike in the city, the light is not for you to see things, it is for others to see and notice you.
10 months ago
When you are riding the bike in the city, the light is not for you to see things, it is for others to see and notice you.
Can't emphasise that enough. Especially if you're into black clothing and have a black bike.
"This showed that for cars DRL reduces the number of daytime injury crashes by 3-12%. The effect on fatal crashes can be estimated as somewhat greater (-15%)."
https://swov.nl/system/files/publication-downloads/fs_drl_ar...
This is about cars/motorcycles and daytime, but it certainly applies to any moving vehicle at any time...
When driving, I love those bicyclists that have a blinking rear light btw. Can't overlook them.