[SPAM Naval]

Those of you who were lucky enough to be out there this morning commuting in the pea souper of a fog (in Essex and East London anyway!), may like me, have noticed the amount of bikes on the road with no lights whatsoever. Whats the story – deal with God? nine lives all intact and happy to lose a few? Born lucky? Can’t be arsed? :/

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[joemmo]

the main issue is probably
the main issue is probably that most LED lights don’t really cut it in daylight. Better than nothing but not great. Definitely a good day to deploy my magicshine rear light though, it is actually as bright as a car fog light.

[Al__S]

The fun bit for me is that
The fun bit for me is that it’s often a lot less foggy in town when I leave the house than it is out in the countryside on my commute.

[MarcMyWords]

Haha, brilliant post. Fog is
Haha, brilliant post. Fog is a bit confusing, I always put my lights on anyway in any sort of poor visibility but can understand why people wouldn’t because I can’t imagine it would have much effect in the fog unless you’ve got really good lights.

[issacforce]

Get wot they deserve ( no
Get wot they deserve ( no sense )

[skitza]

They are mental!!! Really
They are mental!!! Really come on folks use your noddle before it gets knocked off

[PJ McNally]

Yes, beautiful fog in Oxford
Yes, beautiful fog in Oxford this morning!

AFAIK, the law doesn’t require lights on a bike in fog. But that doesn’t mean they’re not a good idea.

[dave atkinson]

i kept thinking it was
i kept thinking it was foggier than it was, until i wiped my glasses 🙂

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