Howdy Commuters,
I'm in the midst of putting together my first e-bike. It's a 2005 (maybe 2006) FELT RXC hardtail, and I'm super pumped to have it running that BBS02 soon.
What I'm less pumped about is having to share a stretch of road from downtown Albuquerque about 2 miles in length with two lanes of same-direction traffic. The biggest concern is that after about a mile, the street passes under the freeway and cars will be merging right to head southbound and turning left to head northbound. I'll be staying straight to pass under the freeway and continue East. The street does, however, have a bright green, buffered bike lane. I recognize that, while I don't have to literally share a lane with traffic or get on the sidewalk, that "bike lane" means nothing for purposes of how I evaluate my safety on the road.
That said, what are some of the better commuter lights out there to take a look at? I want drivers to basically be bothered by my visual presence on the road--I assume that's a decent tactic for being noticed.
----Edit----
I am fully aware that I cannot and should not rely on being noticed, but if I'm doing everything else correctly, I still want to grasp every inch available to me in the opportunity to become noticed by drivers due to my lights.
I'm in the midst of putting together my first e-bike. It's a 2005 (maybe 2006) FELT RXC hardtail, and I'm super pumped to have it running that BBS02 soon.
What I'm less pumped about is having to share a stretch of road from downtown Albuquerque about 2 miles in length with two lanes of same-direction traffic. The biggest concern is that after about a mile, the street passes under the freeway and cars will be merging right to head southbound and turning left to head northbound. I'll be staying straight to pass under the freeway and continue East. The street does, however, have a bright green, buffered bike lane. I recognize that, while I don't have to literally share a lane with traffic or get on the sidewalk, that "bike lane" means nothing for purposes of how I evaluate my safety on the road.
That said, what are some of the better commuter lights out there to take a look at? I want drivers to basically be bothered by my visual presence on the road--I assume that's a decent tactic for being noticed.
----Edit----
I am fully aware that I cannot and should not rely on being noticed, but if I'm doing everything else correctly, I still want to grasp every inch available to me in the opportunity to become noticed by drivers due to my lights.
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