Originally Posted by
noglider
I think it's fine for you to search for and use such a light. My advice is not to rely on the light to make you safe. Mostly, it's a matter of where and how you choose to ride. A light as a supplement isn't a bad idea. I use something more modest than the light of your description. I just use a dynamo-powered steady headlight.
Well, I'm just
SO glad I have your permission to research a light. Thank you so
very,
very much!
Mostly, I don't have too many choices about where to ride in the manner I like to ride (keeping it above 10 MPH), and I am aware to an extent that it's about risk mitigation in using lights--making eye contact, slowing down to avoid risk at intersections, and I'm sure there's still much more I could learn about regarding riding safety. Including
every single detail and thought I have regarding my question in my initial post seems to result in an overwhelming amount of information and even
fewer people responding with helpful posts.
I enjoy riding on the trails nearest to me to a moderate extent, but prefer road riding, and do about 5-10% of my mileage on said trails. The roads that are in good physical condition around me, that offer relatively seamless riding (not too high of speed limits, not too stop-and-go as in too many stop signs) are not plentiful, as it is suburban Detroit--there is one road in particular that I am primarily concerned with, and ride on it because of repairs on a bridge for an alternate N-W running road is still in-progress.