Night train
10-09-08, 07:07 PM
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Night train
Today, I went with a friend out to eat. For the ride back, he didn't have any lights and night had fallen. My headlamp quickly clips on and off of the bars, so I gave him my headlamp and I went behind with my tail blinker. Any thoughts on the effectivness/legality of this?
10-09-08, 07:35 PM
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Under the circumstances, I would say it was unquestionably the best thing to do.
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10-09-08, 07:47 PM
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Not legal unless you turn the bikes into a single tandem, but it certainly was making the best of the situation.
How close did you draft your friend and can we expect a post from him about the jerk that drafted him at night without his permission, and with no headlight at that?
How close did you draft your friend and can we expect a post from him about the jerk that drafted him at night without his permission, and with no headlight at that?
10-09-08, 07:51 PM
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No problem with it as long as you stayed in formation. In the future, however, I'd rec a set of lights for each of y'all.
10-09-08, 07:53 PM
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When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was going to be about fine wines and their effect on cycling safety. 
10-09-08, 09:26 PM
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My thoughts as well. When I lived in the Bay Area (early '80s) they used to advertise that stuff on billboards in the rougher parts of Oakland. Never worked up the nerve to try it.
10-10-08, 10:02 AM
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I don't like it when some cyclist drafts me at night, obscuring my tailights to the passing cars.
10-10-08, 10:21 AM
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10-10-08, 10:56 AM
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10-10-08, 11:08 AM
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10-10-08, 02:20 PM
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Under the circumstances, sounds like the best you could do at the time.
From a strictly legal standpoint, I doubt it was. Since each bike is an individual vehicle, each is required to have it's own lights.
From a strictly legal standpoint, I doubt it was. Since each bike is an individual vehicle, each is required to have it's own lights.
10-10-08, 02:51 PM
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I would have kept my headlight stayed in front and given them my 2nd rear light
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Night Train is some tasty shirt-tail wine!
(e.g. you wipe the mouth of the bottle with your shirt tail before taking a swig and passing it along)
(e.g. you wipe the mouth of the bottle with your shirt tail before taking a swig and passing it along)
10-10-08, 06:30 PM
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I used a similar method a week ago. A friend and I were out riding in the early evening. When we started to lose light, we pulled over. I gave him my rear blinkie to clip on his clothing and we pedaled the rest of the way home in tandem. We only had about 1.6 kilometres left to go. It worked, but I don't ever want to do that again.
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I saw two people at my school who really "tandem"ed their bikes - they shared a headlight, taillight, and a cable lock. Then again, that's better than the 75% of riders here who have no lights at all.
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Effective? Yes. Legal? No. Every bit as illegal as driving 31 in a 30 zone.
10-12-08, 04:31 AM
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You had a whole mile to go. That's 4, 5 minutes, tops.
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The night train works in an emergency, but it has its weaknesses. Unless the two riders can stay extremely close together, the back rider is not properly illuminated from the front and the front rider isn't lit from the back.
Still, That setup is a lot better than riders at night who have no lights or reflectors and wear dark or dull clothing.
Still, That setup is a lot better than riders at night who have no lights or reflectors and wear dark or dull clothing.