Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?

rms wrote:
>> Well, our dinosaurs (SUVs and motorboats) make us get smarter and get
>> nocturnal.
> 
>     Take heart:  mammals emerged into the sunlight after a worldwide 
> catastrophe.  That catastrophe is occurring right now:  slow in
man-years 
> but an eyeblink in geologic time.
> 
>     In any case, pay close attention to nighttime lighting.  Both
distance 
> viewing and depth perception are greatly reduced with cheaper 
> headlamp/bikelights.  $2-300 for a quality high-wattage bikelight system
I 
> don't think would be out of line if you are serious about night-riding, 
> especially on a fast roadbike.

I wouldn't base the quality on the price. You can spend $200-300 and end 
up with low-power lights that aren't suitable for a lot of types of 
night riding, and you can spend $60-100 and get something that works 
very well.

The short version is a Cree 3W emitter flashlight and a high power LED 
tail light that has some side pointing LEDs as well as rear pointing ones.

Just to nitpick, it's old-school to talk about "wattage."