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Two rear lights don't really make you twice as safe. Silly thing to focus on.
Statistically anything making you more visable to drivers does more for safety than a helmet. (Not advocating against helmets) I think 2 rear lights is relevant, it goes to how little attention was given to the road.
every time i had an incident and the drivers just excused themselves with the "i didn't see you", i upgraded my lights to brighter, more visible ones.
except the last one, 2 weeks ago. Now it would be absurd to buy an even brighter light. I just told them to "look" and drive slower if they can't see. If you don't see a cyclist using a bike line on a Dutch roundabout under street lights, no bike light can help you.
Exactly, the problem is drivers are distracted or simply don't look out for cyclists and miss them. Having 1 or 2 lights has little to do with it.
Some guy once had to break suddenly because he didn't see me when I was crossing the road on a marked, well lit pedestrian crossing. His excuse also was that he "didn't see me". Drivers have to pay attention. Cyclists and pedestrians can't do much about it.