Getting more people to cycle with lights

No lights, no rights.

I will be asking you to donate money by the end of this post.

I believe that too many people are cycling without headlights. Not only do city and state law require cycling with a white front light at night, it bodes well for your if you are involved in a crash at night. You do not have a case, essentially, and one of our many bike lawyers will concur.

Active Transportation Alliance has conducted many bike light distributions in the past few years. They do it with donated money. One event was sponsored by Lawyer Jim Freeman, while another even was sponsored by Groupon's G-Team and Groupon purchasers.

I am introducing you to the Get Lit campaign I've started. This campaign uses a simple website, a fancy postcard, and an appeal to Chainlink members, to raise funds so that Active Transportation Alliance can put on another bike light distribution event.

Donate now. Thank you.

A Chicagoan gets a headlight during an event in November 2010.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Puetz - Smart Bike Parts on March 22, 2012 at 6:29pm

Pretty sure those are the lights that Rey Colon (Alderman 35th ward) bought from us with his money earlier in 2010 when he called and said he was helping with a "bicycle safety check" with district 14/ATA and wanted to buy some bike lights to give away to cyclists who were not aware of Chicago Bike Law regarding riding at night. Ride on Rey. Eric Puetz.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Puetz - Smart Bike Parts on March 22, 2012 at 6:35pm

The coolest way to ride in traffic is to chill out. Easy to say and hard to master :) Ride on. Eric Puetz

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Permalink Reply by Zidaane on March 22, 2012 at 7:41pm

It should be zen. As long as you control your space and options. Cars notice aggressive riders and ignore passive ones so, there's that. If you spend the majority of your time in the gutter/tunnel, you're maybe too chill.

Eric Puetz - Smart Bike Parts said:

The coolest way to ride in traffic is to chill out. Easy to say and hard to master :) Ride on. Eric Puetz

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on March 23, 2012 at 1:27am

The Buddha said that control is an illusion and that the persuit of such is the root of human suffering...

-Just sayin'

Matt Donohue said:

It should be zen. As long as you control your space and options.

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Permalink Reply by Zidaane on March 23, 2012 at 2:58am

Ha, nice. I guess Buddha never rode a bike in traffic. Give me a week with Buddha and I'll turn him into a French existentialist communist.

James BlackHeron said:

The Buddha said that control is an illusion and that the persuit of such is the root of human suffering...

-Just sayin'

Matt Donohue said:

It should be zen. As long as you control your space and options.