Note to self: NEVER ride without a light
I was out on my daily lunch ride and on the way back to my house. Get to a residential 4-way intersection with a traffic light. Light turns yellow just as I get to the intersection. Well, the same thing happened for the gray minivan coming the other way wanting to turn left. Light was glinting off the windshield some so I couldn't see the driver well. Obviously they couldn't see me well either.
Near miss, screeching brakes, my heart stopped beating while my lips were screaming NO!!!!
I ALWAYS ride with an active red blinking light in the back and a bright strobing white light in the front....except yesterday. Quite frankly I can't really recall why I left without it. I'm not sure it would have made a difference but my guess is it would have.
Note to self: NEVER, EVER ride without both lights.