Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
It also provides an effective legal excuse for hitting a cyclist due to inattention while driving.
For better or worse, this is one reason I'd continue to run lights / reflectors / vest / h-word even if I privately believed there was no objective benefit. It's not something I worry about much, but I don't want to give a lawyer grounds to short-change my family's settlement if some careless jackass were to mow me down.