Originally Posted by
urbanknight
A long time ago, I read that a solid light is easier to judge distance, but a blinking light gathers attention better. So I put a solid light on my seatpost and a blinking one on the back of my helmet, and a solid headlight on my handlebar and a blinking one on the front of my helmet. It seemed to work back then when I commuted in the early morning darkness.
that makes sense. i'm glad i don't need to ride in the dark very often. lately i've done a few rides in the early morning when i wake up and can't fall back to sleep. this morning i was up at 1.27AM, tossed and turned until 4.00AM then had to get up at 4.30AM. im pretty darn tired.