In Manhattan NYC between 4pm and 7:30pm you always get that tense riding all the way home. Each time I get home from that I take a deep breath and congratulate myself for surviving another day.

Re the fellow cyclists without lights: I always think they should be indebted to me because whenever I was riding behind them my headlight lit their rear reflectors to help them visible.

I have a question: Why does bright light from a bike get more respect from drivers? Is it because they thought it was from a car? Or is it just an involuntary reaction to a strong light? If either is the case, then their respect should go away once they found out it's from a bike. But then it can't be because they respect owners of expensive bright lights.