Originally Posted by 01 CAt Man Do

ON the other hand I agree that reflectors ( the newer kind ) are very good. While I use all kinds of active lighting ( including wheel lighting ) there are reflectors that work well enough to be considered good enough to be used alone. One example is pedal reflectors. I've seen more examples of this than perhaps any other kind. Active lighting is better but reflectors work. Currently the best type of reflectors I've seen for bikes is the straw-like 3M reflectors for wheels. I've only seen these being used a couple times but they are absolutely awesome. Because they are round they pick up light from all angles. They are HIGHLY VISIBLE!. I've been so impressed with how they work that I've considered buying some for my bike. ( even though I already use wheel lights and standard wheel reflectors ) These 3M straws work so well I could consider not using wheel lights and really not have to worry about a loss of "see me" visibility. ( * in my case I would probably use about 9 or 12 per wheel arranged in a tri-pattern. No need to put one on every spoke although that would be even more visible. )