I say no additional lighting. We've got enough electric lights in this world.
Harry Read ----- Original Message ----- From: Jesse Wickizer <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 16, 2009 2:57 pm Subject: Re: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it getting too silly at night? To: [email protected] > *"If we are taking an informal poll here, and it seems we are, I vote > no > additional lighting on the path. Spend that money elsewhere."* > > Agreed. > If you're riding at night you should have a light anyway. A bright > light not > only helps on the dark paths, but helps cars see you better. > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Linda Kietzer <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I have that same feeling of exhilaration on that path at night with > only my > > bikelight on a cloudless winter night. The downhill trip is > superfun. But I > > like that sorta thing. > > If we are taking an informal poll here, and it seems we are, I vote > no > > additional lighting on the path. Spend that money elsewhere. > > > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 10/16/09, Mark Evans <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Mark Evans <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Bikies] Southwest Path- is it getting too silly at night? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 2:01 PM > > > > > > Eh -- > > I've been riding that stretch from Monroe to Glenway for several years, > > year round pretty much. Getting a good bright light is just a good > idea (and > > cheaper than having them wreck the stillness with sodium vapor). I > got the > > basic Dinotte and it works great, rechargeable AA, extra holder so I > always > > have backup. > > > > http://store.dinottelighting.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=dinotte&StoreType=BtoC&Count1=527248561&Count2=444388985 > > > > I note that during the fall/winter, when it it cloudy (a condition that > > exists a good portion of the time) that ambient house and neighborhood > > lights seem to reflect off clouds and illuminate the trail pretty > well. On > > clearish moonless nights, it's just downright fun, with skittering cats, > > twinkling starts, and idiots on bikes with no lights making for an > > adrenalin-rush on the commute home.... But with a bright light, I > can see it > > all. > > > > it is indeed a bit of stillness in the midst of the city that I'd rather > > not lose to public lighting. > > > > and oh yeah... does anyone else think that tall upright riders with > helmet > > lights coming at you in the dark on a path look like some weird alien > > headless horseman sorta visage? > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] < > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
