Originally Posted by CommuterKat
.... As for where I look, don't we all look forward as we ride? I look to the side at the scenery when it is light out, but at night, I am so terrified of hitting an invisible pothole, that I look directly in front of my front wheel for most of the time. Maybe I could use both a light mounted on my handlebars and on my helmet. This seems to me to be the safest combination. ...
The combo is probably the best. I know I look a lot sideways when I ride. Sometimes, it's a way to reduce wind noise, but often it's simply because I want to look at the scenery. I notice I even do that at night. Not so on busy downtown streets, but I do that a lot when I ride in quieter areas.