Wobbegong
Well-Known Member
After a couple of group night rides over the past few weeks, something has become rather clear to me. Drivers are much more "giving" of the road to a group of cyclists in the dark of night. I remember Ben saying in a thread that drivers are friendly to cyclist in the snow, this seems to be true for darkness as well.
We've had a group of 4, all with bar and helmet lights, and flashing rear lights. Cars have come to a complete stop in a few cases, I've rarely if ever seen this during the day. I can honestly say I do not recall a single group ride during daylight hours where we weren't buzzed by a car, or given the 10 second steady state death horn. After 5 hours of night riding in a group, not a single horn, never buzzed, always given plenty of space.
I'd be a bit hesitant to say this would be true for a solo rider at night. I think there are times when drivers have no idea what is ahead of them when they see all of these really bright lights going in all directions. You wouldn't get this UFO effect with a solo rider. I'm surprised to say that I feel really safe in a group on the road at night.
Look for us on Wednesday nights, lighting up the roads of the Sourland area like a UFO on crack...
We've had a group of 4, all with bar and helmet lights, and flashing rear lights. Cars have come to a complete stop in a few cases, I've rarely if ever seen this during the day. I can honestly say I do not recall a single group ride during daylight hours where we weren't buzzed by a car, or given the 10 second steady state death horn. After 5 hours of night riding in a group, not a single horn, never buzzed, always given plenty of space.
I'd be a bit hesitant to say this would be true for a solo rider at night. I think there are times when drivers have no idea what is ahead of them when they see all of these really bright lights going in all directions. You wouldn't get this UFO effect with a solo rider. I'm surprised to say that I feel really safe in a group on the road at night.
Look for us on Wednesday nights, lighting up the roads of the Sourland area like a UFO on crack...