Originally Posted by
Rick@OCRR
As Victor and others have said . . . Get lights! It's not so difficult. Lots of brands of very good bicycle lighting systems are available now. A far cry from the "Wonder" lights of the 70's!
Here is a photo taken with the Pacific Ocean in the background, on one of our evening rides. Lights on the bikes were turned off for the photo. Click to enlarge.
Our evening club rides keep right on going, everyone just has to remember to bring (and keep charged up!) their lights, then no worries. Thanks to a lot of innovation in cycle lighting technology, dark isn't nearly as dark as it used to be!
Rick / OCRR
When I ride with others, I have to keep turning my too-bright-to-draft DiNotte rear lights off when someone is behind me and then turn them back on at the appropriate time. Back when lights were pathetically dim, there was no need to worry about blinding another rider.