Originally Posted by
79pmooney
Single best thing you can wear - a light attached to your leg. Nothing else goes up and down. Nothing. It attracts real attention. I used just the rather miserable French Wonderlights and a reflecting vest for years and had very few issues with cars. I no longer do because I have had so many crash injuries, am skinny and have been wearing those lights banging against my leg on fix gear descents so long that I can no longer wear much on my legs comfortably but if the right solution comes along, I'll get back on board. (One of the issues with super bright strobes and the like is pissing motorists off. I for one as a driver do not like lights so bright I lose any semblance of night vision.)
I've used these NightRunner lights off and on. Rechargeable. Easy to use. I've gotten a lot of comments about them.
https://www.nighttechgear.com/
Unfortunately they don't cover the rear very well.
For rear lighting, there are the spur lights (I bought a Chinese clone with USB charging).
https://www.nathansports.com/product...led-foot-light
The problems with the spurs is that they require shoes with heels. And, inevitably my bike shoes have inadequate heels, so I've been reluctant to use them on the shoes. They do clip onto the ankles reasonably well, but are uncomfortable.
These strap lights might be worth trying.
https://www.rei.com/product/769617/p...bike-brt-strap
I haven't used them. But, I had a "Chinese" direct version a while ago that only lasted for a couple of months before disintegrating.
Those Planet Bike/REI lights appear to have replaceable batteries, not USB. Whew, batteries are my Achilles heal.
In general, for leg lights, I never use them on flash mode. My belief is that movement is adequate to make them visible.