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oilfreeandhappy wrote:

This almost sounds intentional. Do you think it could have been.

I guess it just depends on where you live at, but as someone that has
delivered papers for over 20 years I very rarely see anyone riding a
bike before the sun comes up.. I do see some walkers and runners in the
dark and a few of them use the blinking LED things. You can see those
things for quite a distance. They work well.. But the problem in the
dark is that when I'd see those lights I'd think "walker" rather than
"bike" and think I have time to pull over and deliver a paper in front
of them, then my headlights hit them and it would freak me out too.

Anyone on a bike after dark should figure that all drivers do not see
you until their headlights hit you.

Jeff

I had a reflective vest on, so I was visible for quite a distance.