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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously?  Don't bike after dark?

Drive more carefully.  [/quote]

I am mostly a biker and a walker, and as a result I am an extremely cautious driver.

It’s next to impossible to see a biker at night.

Don’t be an idiot. [/quote]

A lot of people do it seeing normal lights/reflectors.  If you have a hard time seeing lights and reflectors then please get your eyes checked to see if you have a condition.  It's not normal.

I'm not taking about people who have no lights or reflectors.[/quote]
WABA recommends using as much reflective material as possible when cycling at night in order to increase visibility beyond what is mandated by law, including reflective vests, wheel reflectors, tires with reflective strips, reflective ankle band, backpacks, stickers and decals. Not sure why you don’t want to take professional safety advice.
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Do you need me to find you a link about driving after dark if you're visually impaired?  I'm quite sure it's not recommended and may even be prohibited.  Not sure why you don't want to take professional safety advice.[/quote]

I am an optometrist. You need to stop. Most people with good vision cannot see a dark figure against a dark background at night, which is the scenario being described over and over again in this thread. [/quote]

Then they shouldn't be driving after dark.  Driving is inherently dangerous, if most people can't do it safely after dark then is it something that people should be doing after dark?[/quote]I can't tell if you are trolling, sarcastic or delusional.[/quote]

It is delusional to think that people who want to operate a two ton machine do so safely?[/quote]

The streets are quite safe here. Traffic accidents are rare, and it's very, very rare for anyone to die. Traffic fatalities are down 30 percent this year to just 26. Almost ten time as many people were murdered last year.

Wearing a reflective vest at night is an easy, inexpensive thing people can immediately do to make the streets even more safe. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

What about injuries? Do those matter?[/quote]

All the more reason to wear a reflective vest. Very perplexed at these cyclists who complain endlessly about cars but refuse to do really simple things to help drivers see them at night. [/quote]

I barely ride my bike after dark (I leave work early when I'm commuting by bike, mostly so I don't have to worry about being visible), and I've got very bright blinking front and back lights and have wrapped most of my bike and my helmet in reflective tape. And I have a reflective vest. Have I met the required ante to be permitted to have an opinion about drivers and road design? Or do I also need to, like, smear glow-stick liquid on my cheeks?[/quote]

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