Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
the vast majority of cyclists do not have an airzound and yet somehow cycling is still safe. morover, the relatively small risk of injury or death is due to endemic negligence and criminal behavior by motorists, not because cyclists fail to decorate themselves like christmas trees.
anyone who rides around central amsterdam at night will note many cyclists without bike lights. the same is also true in portland. safety is the primary responsibility of the people driving the killing machines, not their victims.
Agree spare_wheel. As a driver of 30+ years, I have never (yes, never!) hit nor almost hit a cyclist (or even caused a cyclist a scare), day or night. NEVER! But obvioulsy we cyclists need not put ourselves into overly dangerous situations i.e., busy/fast streets at night especially w/o sufficient lighting. No-brainer kind of stuff.