Do you use your lights in the day light hours

[GGJ]

Front light with flashing rear light in poor daylight and also in low winter sunlight. Whether drivers see or even pay attention I don't know but it gives me piece of mind

 

[slowmotion]

No.

I ride a bike, and I don't drive a Volvo.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I've got two sets of lights. One is fairly weedy and really wouldn't be much use in the dark, but does add to the visibility in daylight. The other ones are moth zappers, I wouldn't use them in daylight.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Yes. In the event of a collision, it makes my legal position a bit better. Too many motorists will use any excuse to pretend they never saw me, so this makes their position weaker.

 

[Banjo]

Crazy to cycle in fog imho.Will use lights in mist or rain or on really dark cloudy winter days.

Cant see the point in good visibility.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Yes, if....

A. Foggy
B. Dull and overcast

 

[ufkacbln]

... ish


I tend to look at the environment around me

if the headlights and shop lights are making significant difference to visibility then I will use lights, but as normal practice, I don't use them during the day

 

[DaveReading]

I don't ride in fog, but this time of year if my route is likely to involve cycling into a low sun, I'll put my rear flasher on.

 

[mjr]

What do you do where it's mandatory to have lights on during the daytime then?

Where's that?

 

[mjr]

Respect to you, and others, riding in fog. I'll ride in any weather .... EXCEPT fog; just don't have the bottle.

What do you and others do if the fog arrives while you're out, or if you still need to get somewhere? I'm rarely near the trains, buses won't take non folding bikes and walking in such conditions is often dicier.

 

[Bollo]

Where's that?

I think the original context was about cars, so Classic was probably referring to the Scandinavian countries. Sweden and Iceland for sure as I've driven in both and been bo****ed in both for forgetting to turn them on.

No idea if there's anywhere that mandates daytime lights for cyclists.

 

[Dogtrousers]

If I start in the dark and expect to be home before dark I may not bother switching my back lights off. If I'm going to be returning in the dark, I'm more likely to switch them off to save the batteries.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

If were conditions were bad enough during daylight to need front lights I wouldn't be out. All of my bikes have at least 1 rear light fitted at all times, quite happily turn them on, on dull overcast days that are common in NI

 

[winjim]

I've got two sets of lights. One is fairly weedy and really wouldn't be much use in the dark, but does add to the visibility in daylight. The other ones are moth zappers, I wouldn't use them in daylight.

Shouldn't that be the other way round? You need the bright one to stand out in the daylight but the dim one should be pretty visible in the dark. That's why DRLs are so stoopidly bright.

Not that I'm suggesting you do that of course, I'd prefer it if you ditched the bright ones altogether, particularly if you're riding in a built up area.

 

[subaqua]

Yes but only as it's a hub dynamo and I can't be bothered to have to remember to turn it off or back on .