Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
This concerns me as well. It's the reason why, before I start my longer commute into denser traffic in a couple of weeks, I plan to build a rig for elevating my taillights up high enough so they can be seen through the car behind me by the guy behind him.
A couple of helmets have built in taillights. Some better than others.
I've got a Bell helmet with little button cell powered lights. Two independent lights, I usually just use one at a time. And the cells will last a week or so, but are cheap to replace.
No doubt there are better systems.
I do have a headlamp mounted to my helmet, but I don't really like a lot of non-standard equipment hanging off of my helmet for fear it will reduce the effectiveness of the helmet.