Originally Posted by dougc
Don't forget the degradation of eyesight that age brings. My night vision is not as good as it was a few years ago. I currently have a 15 watt halogen light, but have decided that I should probably shell out the bucks for an HID system. During the winter, I commute home every day in the dark and I just don't feel safe, especially when riding fast. Testosterone may be preventing me from riding slower. Hazards just come up too quick and oncoming headlights are a real problem.
That's a very valid point.
If it's dark long enough on a dark stretch my eyes adjust eventually. But, in changing levels of light such as in and out of street lights quickly, or into a dark underpass at high speed, my eyes don't seem to adjust as fast. And yes, oncoming headlights are a lot harder to deal with than they were.
The powerful light evens this effect out quite a bit.
I don't want to face the fact that I'm falling apart, cut it out !!
