Point taken.

But you make another assumption (just like I did I suppose) that because he is a millionaire he will be running high end lights. Personally, I would expect him to run high end lights if he is a big cycle enthusiast (is he? I don't know). If not, he will most likely have slightly better than the $2 lights I alluded to, but not necessarily the $100+ systems that enthusiasts utilise.

Some cyclists (in the UK at least) still try to save batteries, maybe were skinflints over here , anyhoo I do agree to a certain point with daytime running lights, and have my car lights on 24/7 as well.

My reason for this is because it makes you easier to see when the sun is behind you, but car lights on the whole are a lot more powerful than most bike lights.

but I think we can agree to differ