Originally Posted by geo8rge

1) Bright clothing. Why do people bike/jog at night wearing black? Keep an old white long sleave shirt in your bag incase you are stuck out at night, or need a rag.
2) Reflectors. Reflector batteries do not go dead.
3) Unless you ride at night allot I suggest a headlight that can double as a flashlight so you will get multiple uses out of it. Consider a helmet mounted light too.
4) Rear blinky is not a bad idea but if 1-3 does not alert the driver to your presence the blinky is unlikely to ake them up.

The new strobe lights might wake people up as they might associate it with police.