Get Some F**king Lights

Cycling home last night about 10pm I could make out something in the bus lane which as I got nearer turned out to be a cyclist, in a black hoodie, with no lights, stopped in the lane whilst on the phone.

Sanctimonious, self-righteous pricks

Thanks for reminding me to charge up my Blackburn fleas!

Sanctimonious, self-righteous pricks

what would be your sentiments about someone driving a car with no lights?

Sanctimonious, self-righteous pricks

Mum?

This guy nearly rides into the back of a breaking van. Then overtakes it. No lights. Good luck.

Best I ever nearly crashed into was a girl with red lights mounted front and rear. So much wrong.

I'm such a dull safe person nowadays. Because of the street light sbeing dimmer this year, and noticing both on bike and when driving that I simply can't see a lot of other pedestrians and cyclists, I have taken to wearing a reflector on my bag even when walking around and overloading the bike with lights.

I must be lit up like a Christmas tree.

Still, I would hope that no-one dares to use a SMIDSY argument if they actually do hit me.

Just bought some Nite-Ize. Forgive me, but some of my nearest misses this winter have been more from people not seeing me side-on, and there's only so much scanning you can do. For now, I don't care if my bike now looks like it's just come straight from Halfords, want to stay alive.

Fluro is the new black. And a lot safer.

I've been debating clipping a red LED light to my shorts when out running- pretty dark round my neck of the woods now.

Why is your neck next to your shorts?

giving your victims a fighting chance? that's very sporting of you.

How much do your shorts weigh?

Did you get the shorts off e-bay? Were they as described?

Why is your neck next to your shorts?

Very big shorts

giving your victims a fighting chance? that's very sporting of you.

I sound a horn before setting out as well- gives them a fighting chance

How much do your shorts weigh?

Good question, I had not thought to count that metric

Did you get the shorts off e-bay? Were they as described?

TK Maxx, as it happens. Not sure where you are coming from on the as described angle though.

Fluro is the new black. And a lot safer.

Although this is dodge right?

http://www.zoarsaddlery.co.uk/-M32779

I mean, they're basically trying to fool people into thinking they are police (from a distance), such that they slow right down.

Not a bad idea, except for the bit where you fool people into believing you're police.

Might be ok in Chipping Sodbury.

Not sure the Met would tolerate.

Impersonating a police officer is dodgy ground, but perhaps justified if it saves someone having to call an ambience.

:-)

if thats Impersonating a police officer, then there are a lot of hen do's that are in deep trouble

Show them your truncheon.*

** also dodgy ground in the eyes of the law.*

Got myself a pair of fibre flare lights.

Best lights bar none.

Internet FACT.

Just bought some Nite-Ize. Forgive me, but some of my nearest misses this winter have been more from people not seeing me side-on, and there's only so much scanning you can do. For now, I don't care if my bike now looks like it's just come straight from Halfords, want to stay alive.

Link? Is this the spoke light things?

i believe the fibre flare has a few detractors, one of the problems reported is that they are not much good in the rain

and why do i keep seeing people with the wrong colour of lights on their bikes, white on the rear or red at the front?

and recently a spate of blue rear lights