Originally Posted by
cehowardGS
Telly, what kind of lights you running in the rear?
I am running fairly inexpensive stuff on my rear lights, but my rear system gives me confidence that they do see me.
I'm running the following units:

Dynohub powered / always-on / steady-light 4 minute function
(adheres to German safety regulations since the bike's from there)

Quick flashing mode
(this is the attention grabber and the one which probably irritates the drivers more than anything else).

Rear light (blinking) built into the adjustment knob of the helmet
(not too bright, but can be easily seen).
..and when touring or on longer trips, I add the following to the pannier: