Sunday, June 17, 2007

How $7.50 could save your life.

Or at least save your face. It's amazing how many people I see on bicycle riding around at night with not a single light. As a cyclist who's also a driver, I realize how difficult it can be to see people cycling at night. I won't even get into the topic of not wearing a helmet here, but if you're going to ride at night, please invest in one of these and one of these. For a grand total of $7.50, they do a great job of making you visible to other drivers who are already distracted by cell phones, blaring music, GPS screens, pets in the car, etc. Maybe get a few for your cycling friends while you're at it, too.

2 comments:

Silly Sally said...

What I really hate too, besides the helmet thing, are cyclists that listen to their Ipod ... No, don't get me started about helmets, especially how badly adjusted some of them are.

chub said...

Yeah, iPod-wearing cyclists are becoming a menace. It's bad enough that pedestrians have become unattentive jaywalkers, but those tuned-out cyclists are asking for trouble.