Compared with the cold winter, cycling in summer is often better and more energetic, but the sunshine in the daytime in summer is always prohibitive, so in summer, more and more riders choose to ride at night. Although night riding is cooler than day riding, the risk factor has also increased. Here we have summarized the three taboos for night riding. For safety, these three things should not be done during night riding!

1. Wear low-reflective clothing

The visual sensitivity of human eyes to light is different during the day and night. At the same time, the visibility at night is also lower than that during the day, and if riders wear black and gray clothing at night when the visibility is not high, they will be less likely to be noticed by car drivers, passers-by and other road participants, thereby greatly increasing the possibility of an accident.

Therefore, it is recommended that every cyclist who rides at night can choose to wear some personal equipment with conspicuous colors/reflective strips to improve his night recognition. After all, safety comes first!

2. High-speed riding (especially the road section without street lights)

Riding at night with low visibility is inherently more risky than riding during the day, let alone riding at high speed. Most of the roads for night riding are not closed roads, and many accidents are unpredictable.

We will never know if a dump truck or an innocent passerby will suddenly appear at the intersection where there is no car; we will never know when a big rock will suddenly appear on the black road. Therefore, every night cyclist, please be sure to control the speed within a controllable range where you can stop at any time, especially on road sections without street lights.

3. Not equipped with warning lights

Human eyes are very sensitive to changes in light intensity-this is why many cycling taillights/warning lights have strobe and burst functions. If we ride at night without wearing warning lights, the chances of being discovered and perceived by road participants will be reduced. At the same time, our riding dynamics and riding trajectories are less likely to be predicted. Other road participants can not make the correct avoidance response, which greatly increases the possibility of accidents.