Originally Posted by
HiYoSilver
2. we're all guessing whether the greatest risk is from
front [head on],
right driveways/roads [left hook],
left driveways/roads [right hook], or
rear [running down].
Just one point about front lighting & risks --
I was driving, and passed a cyclist with a rear light in mid-evening. It was just late enough that everybody's headlights were on, and I had flipped my rearview mirror to night mode.
Anyway, after I passed the cyclist, I checked my mirror to see how far back he was and whether I had gotten far enough ahead to safely move back over.
He might as well have vanished completely -- he had no front light. I could only tell he was back there when he crossed in front of the headlight of the car behind me. I imagined that it would've been easy to right hook him.
It was yet another situation where a front light would help prevent an accident. I was worried about his location for another five blocks.