Originally Posted by
Tandem427
I have lived in Colorado for the past 51 years and have yet to see any bicycle using running lights in the daytime. It could be due to the local bicycle culture or maybe it's the 300+ days of sunshine (or as the weatherman likes to call it, "severe clear"). Using a running light in the bright sunshine is a little like farting into the wind - it might make you feel good, but would have no other effect whatsoever. A bright jersey, on the other hand, can be seen a long way off in the distance.
You folks must live in some dark and gloomy parts of the world to be proposing ... light use.
I live in an even sunnier place (
296 vs.
247 in Colorado Springs) and use daylight front and rear strobe. I have seen evidence the front helps me get noticed and considered as a faster vehicle. Highly recommended.
I also see occasionally other cyclists doing the same.