Site icon BikePortland

The Great Bike Light Problem

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward
Elly Blue

[This article was written by contributor Elly Blue. You can read more from Ms. Blue here.]

“Do not ride at night,” urges the Huffy Bicycle Company website. “Have someone pick you up if you’re out after dark or walk your bike home.”

This attitude is fortunately not the norm in Portland, where ever-increasing numbers of cyclists ride year-round and bike light education and/or giveaway programs abound.

You’ve got to have bike lights here. This becomes more obvious every time you encounter an unlit biker at night.

Lights out.
(Photo