Originally Posted by noglider

Some people have a reflex to turn towards the light. I don't know if it is natural or learned. I don't tend to look at taillights but I do look at headlights. I had to train myself very hard not to look at painful and annoying headlights. So that might be the thing at play for the cyclists behind me. One of them is my spouse. The other was a stranger on the bike path. If I'm going to ride with my spouse, I'm going to do my best not to annoy her.