Originally Posted by alaris

I'm an avid cyclist, love the sport. But for the life of me, WHY do folks want to endanger their lives while riding in the dark?? I had a similar situation to the one described by the OP on a heavily driven road in my hometown. The rider in this case had no reflective gear, no bright clothes, no front light, and of course a backpack and a partially hidden blinky light. The time of day was past dusk and extremely dangerous.

I'm sure folks will disagree but riding in the dark is asking for trouble. Yes I hate the days are shorter - it sucks. BUT a life is more important than riding in the dark.