Originally Posted by
rideaid
Seems like the advocacy and safety crowd is pretty set on riding with lights during the day. I wonder what the response would be if I had posted this thread in one of the more general boards. Doesn't seem to be anyone against it here.
Do you guys encourage others to ride during the day with lights? How have they taken the suggestions?
I do and people have responded well. It is simple thing to ask them to look at bike on the road and determine for themselves which are more visible.
If you have any personal questions as to how much visible they make a bike, then just compare how easy it is to see bikes with and without lights. El Camino, Central express way, Miramonte, Grant road, castro street, foothill expressway.....all should give you a pretty good sample set.
fwiw I run light on my car all the time too.