Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
My experience is that it's safer to ride after dark, than around sunset/dusk time. Sunset/dusk maybe the golden hour for photography, but it's the death hour for cyclists.
In the winter time I would either ride home early when it's still bright, or I would sit in the office until after dark, before I ride home.
I agree with this observation. The weeks leading up to the change back to standard time are usually the worst for me. Starting off after it's really dark, my lights are seen better by cagers, to the point that I rarely have the close passes that were increasingly common before the time change.