Originally Posted by
spivonious
I don't run lights during the daytime. You have to spend a lot to get ones bright enough to see in the daylight, and I don't think it adds much to your visibility.
I disagree strongly with this. I currently have a
Cygolite 2 watt Hotshot rear light ($30) and
Cygolite 600 Lumin Expillion that was $60 when I ordered it. I used to run a
$15 USB Nashbar headlight and
$13 tail light and they were both visible during the day. I find running a flashing front light makes cars much less likely to pull out in front of me. And I find I get more space being passed by cars when I have a flashing red light on the back.
To the OP, you don't need the lights to be flashing but they are more likely to be noticed if they are.
I used to use this
flashing reflective vest (mostly when it is dark out) and found I got a good response with that, too.