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submitted 10 hours ago by SpiceDealer@lemmy.world to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

I know about the obvious stuff like a bright vest, blinking rear light and wearing light colored clothes but is there anything else that I need for when nightfall hits?

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[-] colourlesspony@pawb.social 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

I recommend clear safety glasses. Especially if you live someplace dry. You don't want dust or insects in your eyes. I hit a palo verde beetle once and it almost knocked my glass off my face.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 hour ago

Not clear, but photochromic cycling glasses have been a god send for me.

I can wear them all the time, including inside a store, at night, during bright summer days, or during those rides that start before dawn/dusk.

Before that, i had dedicated clear and dark glasses, but they were highly inconvenient.

[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 2 points 1 hour ago

You can also try yellow safety glasses at night - blocks super intensive blue laser active-matrix LEDs™

[-] halfapage@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Eye protection is super important for daily bicycle use, no matter weather or time of day. A single speck of dust falling into the eye at the wrong time can cause a serious accident.

The more you ride, the higher probability of such thing happening. Not to mention wind drying your eyes, it can be serious pretty fast.

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