You might want to invest in a cheapish front blinkie type light (such as a Planetbike Blinky 5) for your front flashing light and use your current flashlight to actually light the road. It would still give you a front flasher, and you should be able to see obstacles in front of you.
I do see obstacles, that isn't it. I suspect I could see more thats all A forward blinky sounds like a good idea.
In any event, since so much of my riding is in the winter when it's dark 28 hours a day anyhow, I've really come to love my midnight rides. It's so still
That is a great part of it for me. I actually like it better at night.
Another thing to look out for is critters.
SO far so good. I expect at some time to encounter dogs.
If you feel the need for more light, you should get more.
Ill work on that.
I tried night riding in rural areas once, but was thoroughly creeped out despite having a P7 flashlight (theor. 900 lumens). I went several miles without passing a single soul on roads that are typically quite busy, never did it again.
Yeah I get that sensation, myself. It is one of the things I find stimulating about it. Odd, I suppose.
As for 'ninja joggers' and looming potholes, well.... the joggers not so much where I ride. Pretty dead ass country. The potholes? Yeah, but it is good road and Im intimately familiar with it.
I do a fair amount of riding at night, but I make it a point to be more careful because I believe there are more drunks on the roads.
This is a concern of mine, I admit. There aren't many public places to get drunk out here, so that probably helps to some degree. There are the home drunks, I suppose.... At any rate, I don't normally ride on Friday, should work keep me late that night. Good point. Ill have to rely on the millions of miles ridden without incident, an ever increasing array of rearward flasher lights and Providence. It's that or don't ride.