Originally Posted by kjmillig
For what it's worth, in Texas they were just plain breaking the law. State law requires a headlight visible from 500 feet, and either a reflector visible from 300 feet or rear light visible from 500 feet. And as usual, you get yelled at for something they did wrong. How many times has that happened to all of us!
You are correct, the unlit cyclists were doing wrong.
Is that, or other traffic infractions/hazards by others (motorists, pedestrians or cyclists) so unusual where you live?
When
you drive or ride a bike do you do so oblivious to the fact that others may not be doing everything according to the book, or that nothing unexpected or out of the ordinary could possibly require paying attention to what you are doing; maybe even requiring slowing down or using reliable brakes?