Sort some lights out !

[steve keay]

at dusk tonight I was driving home from a day at Lowestoft with my parents. I couldn't believe how many cyclists had crap lights or missing lights. First was a guy on an expensive looking road bike at the end of a duel carriage way, it was pretty dark he was wearing dark clothes with no lights at all. Then I saw two separate road bikes with lights so dim they were useless. Finally we saw a bike coming the other way with a mega bright light on the front I said to the Mrs that he had the lights I'd want to have on an unlit main rd......... but when he passed I noticed he had no rear light. I'd feel nervous on main roads not properly lit.

 

[User32269]

I ride of a night in Liverpool. I carry spare lights as I really wouldn't feel too safe without any on.
Loads of people bombing about the main roads totaly unlit.
I have enough crap on roads even when highly visible...wouldn't be on a mission to make myself invisible.

 

[Hip Priest]

Imagine how many you don't see!

 

[ianrauk]

@ianrauk, could this be a new source of revenue?

It could be... it's the time of year...

 

[mustang1]

What's it with cyclists wearing dark clothes.

 

[ufkacbln]

I ride of a night in Liverpool. I carry spare lights as I really wouldn't feel too safe without any on.
Loads of people bombing about the main roads totaly unlit.
I have enough crap on roads even when highly visible...wouldn't be on a mission to make myself invisible.

Which really raises the question of whether there is any point

We have lot of anecdotes of cyclists without lights that have been fine and one highly visible and has problems.....

 

[ufkacbln]

What's it with cyclists wearing dark clothes.

Probably the same thing as motorists with dark cars?

 

[User32269]

I'll get me dark coat

 

[claudbutler]

No reason for no lights this day and age they are so cheap and v bright

 

[potsy]

@ianrauk, could this be a new source of revenue?

Only if you can see them well enough to know they weren't waving.

 

[ianrauk]

What's it with cyclists wearing dark clothes.

I like wearing dark clothes.

 

[Drago]

I wouldn't look right in a Hawaiian shirt.

 

[Tim Hall]

I knew we had nothing in common

True.

 

[jayonabike]

What's it with cyclists wearing dark clothes.

What's wrong with wearing dark clothes?

 

[Drago]

What's wrong with wearing dark clothes?

Who said that? Who's there? Show yourselves, dammit!