Originally Posted by
CB HI
You know you are victim blaming when you add that to your post. I have cycle commuted at all hours day and night on roads worse than that. With lights, I found I was safer at night. Lower traffic than rush hour, lights visible from farther away, these days texting is as reckless as drunk driving.
You see it as victim blaming, and of course that's the easy and intellectually dishonest route. I see his comments as advocating for risk mitigation through avoidance when practicable.