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Originally Posted by ke0me
I can't tell you the number of times I have almost smacked a bicyclist due to blowing thru stop signs, red lights, unannounced turns, no lights or reflectors at night, etc etc etc.
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In my working years when I traveled the Eastern half of the US I was in Amish country a number of times (Lancaster, PA, NE Ohio etc) and you had to be on your toes driving at night, especially with no moonlight because the Amish rode their bicycles with no lights of reflectors on them, it was against their beliefs to have any bright or shinny objects on any of their vehicles. It was a real surprise when you came over a knoll in the road and there was a bike right in front of you in the dark. The local sheriffs had a real problem because they wouldn't put any lights or reflectors on their buggies. I think they have started to change that with so many of them getting injured or killed by cars and trucks.