Originally Posted by
cyccommute
...active lighting is far better than depending on the light from some vehicle to light them up.
One of the first clues cops notice about drunk drivers is the failure to turn on their headlights. So there you are churning away on your reflective bike wearing all black at 2AM on the way home from the pub minding your own business, safe in the notion that you have the legal minimum safety gear on the rear of your steed when...
...!!!WHAMMMO!!!...
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...all of your worldly troubles are over.
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