Originally Posted by
a1penguin
I have a day job, but I keep late hours. I never bike home before 9 pm. That is when the malls close, people go home and the streets are empty. I stick out like a sore thumb as there is little traffic. I have two rear blinkies. I have 900 lumens on the bar and 400 on the helmet. I sometimes ride home much later. I love those rides home (8.5 miles). It's cooler, quiet, peaceful.
I work different hours, and prefer the ride home after 9:00 to the one at 6:00. Fewer people out, the dog walkers are way off in the dark and it's more peaceful.