Lovacott
Über Member
I leave for work at 5.45 am and my commute takes an hour.
Over the last month, the earlier miles of my ride have been getting increasingly dark and on Monday this week, I left for work in the pitch black of night and in about another month, my whole morning commute will be in the dark.
The last time I commuted in the dark was when I lived in London where (to be honest) there is no such thing as a dark night.
But where I live now, there are no street lights in the country lanes and there are no houses with porch lights left on. It's just plain dark.
I want to keep up my commute through winter and I have no issue with cold and wet and ice and snow.
But it does worry me that I won't be able to see where I am going and that others won't be able to see me.
I've been obsessing about lights and visibility for the last month or so and I have pretty much sussed out my plan for the dark months ahead.
But I am still shitting bricks at the prospect.
Anyone else experiencing the same anxieties?
Over the last month, the earlier miles of my ride have been getting increasingly dark and on Monday this week, I left for work in the pitch black of night and in about another month, my whole morning commute will be in the dark.
The last time I commuted in the dark was when I lived in London where (to be honest) there is no such thing as a dark night.
But where I live now, there are no street lights in the country lanes and there are no houses with porch lights left on. It's just plain dark.
I want to keep up my commute through winter and I have no issue with cold and wet and ice and snow.
But it does worry me that I won't be able to see where I am going and that others won't be able to see me.
I've been obsessing about lights and visibility for the last month or so and I have pretty much sussed out my plan for the dark months ahead.
But I am still shitting bricks at the prospect.
Anyone else experiencing the same anxieties?