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@commie
I wimped & went orange - I am at one with Sunday Times reading nodderism
As for cars not seeing you for early morning/dark rides, I use a helmet mounted exposure jostick - on high beam you can project light (a la - Place de l'Alma underpass) at any motorist who you think is potentially going to pullout or simply hasn't seen you in their mirrors - combined with a powerful front light (a MaxxD for me), I used to have cars pulling out in front of me regularly & knew that it was a matter of time before I was hit.
As for rear - I use an illuminated Bump cover, Blackburn Mars 4 & exposure red eye
The above is veering on overkill, but with mouths to feed, they would prefer me in one piece!
PS -But still every morning, there are at least two cyclists in all black & no lights......WTF, they even apologise when I mention that I can hardly see them, let alone a car