Originally Posted by
pressed001
40 bones for a decent set of lights (front and rear), 20 bones for a decent fluorescent vest or jacket. Those things do it for most of us. I think you will find that more people are willing to spend some more cash on a front light.
Depends on what you mean by "decent".
I had to drive to work 3 nights ago...I honestly didn't see the guy on his bike in the street in the outside lane until he was lit up underneath a sodium street light. Which luckily was a few hundred meters of warning.
Guy did almost everything right (almost meaning no safety-colored clothing-just streetish clothes). Had helmet and lights on, as it turned out...but his rear light was so dim it was washed out in the street lighting and didn't do much good unless you ere directly behind him and within 40 meters of his wheel. Which if I wasn't driving defensively and a cyclist could have been way to late.