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Essential gear for night riding? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know about the obvious stuff like a bright vest, blinking rear light and wearing light colored clothes but is there anything else that I need for when nightfall hits?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

blinking rear light

Blinking lights are my pet-peeve with cyclists. Cars don't have blinking lights - neither should bikes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, blinking lights make it more difficult to assess position and speed relative to cyclist, especially at night without street lights. At least get another one that shines all the time, or one that fades in and out but always shines at least a little, or a really good and big reflective one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago

Any blinking lights except indicator lights are often illegal in traffic.