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I don't have to carry a flashlight when I measure in the daylight. I can take better notes more easily and I can read the Counter easily. I can see the tangents and upcoming turns much better. Though there is a lot more traffic on most roads in the day, and some courses must be measured at night due to congestion, the newest bike lights are made for daylight. They are much brighter than older lights.

I worry about impaired drivers being more prevalent at night than in the day. I even think most drivers can see you better in daylight. Where I live, it is painfully obvious by observing how some people drive at night that there are a lot of motorists on the roads who have impaired night vision. Finally, I had a bad crash in D.C. once when an SUV driver did not see me in the pre-dawn darkness. My bike sported three bright flashing lights that apparently were effectively invisible to the driver who almost ran over me. I will carry the scars from that encounter as long as I live.
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