I ride at night a lot.
Anybody who does so without lights is an idiot.
My bike’s light is 1800 lumens, car headlights are 800 to 1000.
Pretty hard to claim you didn’t see me coming.
I rode at night without lights as a kid, but I used residential streets and I assumed all responsibility for my safety. Back then, the lights were powered by the turning of the bicycle wheel...at least mine was. It could be seen from...20 feet, tops?