Night Ride: How Visible Are You?

Video of night ride test for cyclists to look at effectiveness of different types of lights and reflective materials used for riding bicycles in the dark.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• bicycle
• lights
• dark
• visibility
• night
• ride
• LCI
• LAB

[cyclenut]

My bicycle have refectors mounted the bike as low as possible. On the chain stay, bottom of rear rack stays, rear fender and at the back of the rack. I do wear a refective vest, but the lights of a car will hit the lower refectors first, long before the vest. Also, there is less background lights down low. I also run as many as 8 bright taillights, both blink and seady.

Front has refectors and ligths much the same, but also up higer.

I ride in the city, not on dark roads, so I need more.

[1nterceptor]

Thanks for posting, very informative stuff. Some riders wear gloves year round, I would like to suggest that cyclists choose gloves with reflective materials.