Bats ( winged creatures, not cricket ones.) v cyclists.

[i hate hills]

Please dont laugh this is a genuine question. I am seriously thinking about commuting to and from my work more. The times would vary between 10 pm 12 midnight / 4am 6am / 8pm 10pm. My route would cover a lot of country roads on which through the summer at dusk i have seen a number of bats flying around. My concern is that they would be attracted to the lights of my bike and headlight. Has anyone had any experience of this ? If so is there anything you can do to deter them ?......thanks in advance....Mike.

 

[cd365]

Wear cloves of garlic around your neck

 

[Archie_tect]

If you ever get hit by one I will donate £10 to your favourite charity.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Moths are attracted to light, not bats and you should be fast enough not to be a problem

 

[welsh dragon]

Dont bother with anything. Bats won't go near you, so you'll be quite safe. We used to get pipistrelle bats coming down the chimmey and flying around the bedroom at night. They never hit us.

 

[ianrauk]

They are not attracted to lights. You'll be fine.

 

[mr messy]

Bats are fine it's them pointy toed owls you got to watch out for!

 

[NormanD]

Bats are not attracted to lights. As a matter of fact, the use of lights is recommended as a way to repel them. Illuminating an attic infested with bats will keep them from staying....bat's actually use street lights as they attract their food source, moths, so unless you have a lot of moths flopping about in front of your lights, you're perfectly safe .. well unless one bat lands and turns into a caped figure, then it was nice knowing you

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

From what I remember of bats around street lights, they mostly avoid the light itself but feed off the attracted insects.

 

[numbnuts]

Wear a helme as if a bat grabbed your hair they won't let go and you have to have all your hair shaven off..........so I've been told

 

[summerdays]

Bats are lovely creatures, I went bat watching on holiday last year, and found them fascinating, I would love to have them swooping past me.

 

[MarkF]

They use a sonar system (echolocation) as well as sight, a bat is not going to crash into a bicycle, ever, unless it's a very dopey bat.

 

[Hacienda71]

I got hit in the chest once by a bat. Couldn't quite beleive it, but my son riding behind me saw it as well. It was on a narrow track with trees and fences running along each side.

 

[Archie_tect]

Must have been texting....

 

[Broadside]

A bat flew in to me once while out on a night ride, I had always been a bit worried about them flying in to me. I thought it was quite funny once it finally happened and now it doesn't bother me going through the places where they hang out, it was just a glancing blow off the helmet.