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by Mithaldu 3642 days ago
> the lights did a good job

No, absolutely not.

Lights are to help the cyclist SEE.

To be SEEN you need reflectors. [1]

Worse, if a cyclist's frontlight is blinding other cyclists coming at him it means they're failing both the others AND themselves, as: The oncoming ones can't see shit and are more likely to make a mistake and the rider themselves isn't illuminating the ground ahead of them so they can't actually see where they're going.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfWzeGlaFvI