I'm not disagreeing that it's your responsibility to not crash, but as noted farther up - people hit wildlife all the time. It's pretty rare for somebody who h

I'm not disagreeing that it's your responsibility to not crash, but as noted farther up - people hit wildlife all the time. It's pretty rare for somebody who hits a deer to be charged with reckless driving, so it's not like there is actually an absolute responsibility to never out drive your headlights. Besides the legal aspects, anyone riding a bike after dark without any illumination is being irresponsible. Whether the car is at fault or not, it's not going to be the guy in the car who dies from it.