Use quality lights.

I use a CatEye Rapid 5 taillight and the instant positive responsive from passing cars have eliminated any feelings of needing the safety vests that I used to wear all of the time.

I have thought about the CatEye front light but ride almost always on country roads and have not as of yet had a problem to make me really feel that I need one.

The Rapid 5 is a touch expensive at $25. I have two of the mounts, 1 saddle and 1 rear rack, moving the light from bike to bike is a ten second swap.

I have PDW, Planet Bike and several other twenty buck taillights that I just haven't got around to selling on eBarf yet. I don't use them at all.


I don't even have a headlight to ride at night. My praise of the Rapid 5 is from daytime use.