Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
No, it just makes a difference after any collision, when if the court finds you weren't using lights, it will be that much more likely to let the motorist off the hook. That's certainly the case here in Australia, anyway, where victim-blaming is a national sport. Yes, I sound bitter, and that's because I am: Australia is not a cyclist-friendly country.I do that, plus low sun from behind me. I have lights permanently on my road bike but it's rare I use them. After a period of empirical experimentation I found it made no difference to people pulling out on me. If they don't see you, they don't see you. They do though, certainly hear me when they do it.