I have a night schedule so i leave my house at around 3pm and dont come back til around midnight. I have a few questions about commuting on a bike.

1. besides magicshine (which i have to order online) are there any good lights that i can go and buy at the store? What do I have to look for when searching for lights? The store is already bright so how do i test the lights brightness?

2. I have driven by the roads im about to commute through. Most of the time they are very low traffic at night. Is it a good idea to still stay in the bike lane or shoudl i ride the right lane (its a 2 lanes each directions). I think I would be more visibleif im in the lane already because the car would see me faster than if im on the side of the road. I can just move to the bike lane or they can just switch over to the left lane if they want. I dont know if this is a safe practice though.

3. any other tips would be appreacited. Thanks