I also like the unlit SW commuter path and would prefer no lights (or very minimal lighting). I look forward to riding there at night, especially on dark summer evenings when it's cool. Yes, you have to slow down, and it's impossible to ride without a light, but I've found it lovely to ride in a spot without light pollution.
-Kristy On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Doug Adler <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think it's too dark, everything else is just too bright. Get a > better light, you'll see hazards better on the occasional stretch of > non-overlit street and drivers will be way more likely to notice you. Those > wimpy "be seen but not see" lights get washed out way too easy with car > headlights around. > > Also it might seem those houses are far away in the summer, but in winter > with no vegetation and snow any path lights will shine a lot of light in > those windows. Besides some of us weirdos like to walk around and look at > stars once in a while. If you want to drive a car at night, you need a > bright light in front. Ditto for bikes. Of course the way we like to light > things up you hardly need them to drive on most roads at night. > > Can you tell I don't like light pollution? > > -Doug "two cents" Adler > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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