Originally Posted by
Roopull
If people are actually concerned about safety, they'll do whatever they can to make riding safer. Most of the arguments against lights & reflectors, in my humble little opinion, are thinly veiled explanations for why certain individuals decide to do something they know is stupid, but want to try to justify it.
So I assume you wear a full face kevlar helmet and kevlar cycling clothing while riding. Right???
Any statistics are only as good as the data sets they're based upon.
OK forget the statistics and consider that over 40% of cyclists in some european cities ride at night without lights. Then consider that the rate of cycling collisions resulting in death is miniscule in these cities.