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I live in Tokyo, and only drive in the city center. 90% of me having a light is the legal requirement of having so, I virtually never need it since the streets
by franciscop 1y ago
I live in Tokyo, and only drive in the city center. 90% of me having a light is the legal requirement of having so, I virtually never need it since the streets I usually ride are well-lit. The remainder 10% is that I like the solid feel of the bike overall and felt sad for the integrated light not to work TBH.
- csunbird 1y agoWhen you are riding the bike in the city, the light is not for you to see things, it is for others to see and notice you.
- nottorp 1y agoCan't emphasise that enough. Especially if you're into black clothing and have a black bike. "This showed that for cars DRL reduces the number of daytime injury crashes by 3-12%. The effect on fatal crashes can be estimated as somewhat greater (-15%)." https://swov.nl/system/files/publication-downloads/fs_drl_archived.pdf https://swov.nl/system/files/publication-downloads/fs_drl_ar... This is about cars/motorcycles and daytime, but it certainly applies to any moving vehicle at any time... When driving, I love those bicyclists that have a blinking rear light btw. Can't overlook them.