Cities will always have more of everything since they have so many people living in close proximity. I've lived in cities most of my life but retired to a rural area. Actually, I live in the middle of a 2.2 million acre national forest west of Glacier National Park. The nearby town has some street lighting, but nothing like I'm used to. Where I live there is no street lighting other than lighting on private property. Far too many cyclists here don't have adequate lighting to be out on the road at nights (some have no rear blinkies and many have such little light on the handlebars they aren't visible until you're right on top of them). Unfortunately, many states in the US don't address lights for nighttime riding but simply require reflectors. I think it's about time for US federal safety standards to require active lighting on all bikes sold in the US, including turn signals and brake lights. In this age of energy-efficient, super bright LEDs, there's no reason for bikes to be at the same point in lighting technology as they were in the 19th century. This summer, I added amber LED strobes (front and back) as turn signals and a red LED strip as a brake light. I use 1 9V battery for the turn signals and 1 9V battery for the brake light; I added the turn signals because it bothered me that so many drivers didn't seem to understand hand signals. I also have a bright rear-mounted blinky and a Magicshine headlight (I'll soon add a second lighthead). When I ride in the dark, the lights, especially the turn signals, make a world of difference in how cars stay behind and clear of me at stop signs (I have more stop signs than lights in my neighborhood). Unfortunately, I suspect that in the US we won't see any safety standards adopted that mandate active lighting on all bikes being sold.