I can appreciate that others are concerned when you ride.
most recently, jennifer received a call after I'd gone down when a mini van full of touri decided to become competitive in a hair pin turn on my daily road ride - flagstaff mtn rd. 8 hrs in er and she only had to leave the room once. she also tended to me when I did a superman in the dark because I couldn't see a massive series of holes on a side entrance to a rural road. but that was when I had 80's tech (very best, mind you) and I've upgraded to l&m li-ion hid.
since then, I asked her to watch me ride up a nice hill by a friend's home here in boulder - a route I do frequently and she's aware. she agreed that there's no chance I'd ever miss another ditch and no chance that I'd never be unseen by anyone with vision. just from the l&m, much less the cateye 1000 tail.
dusk is a tough one. even hid doesn't get respect. at night, however, cars see you coming and assume you're a vehicle. they'll pull up on a side street, see the hid, and wait. and wait. and wait.
night is safer and more fun.