I know about the obvious stuff like a bright vest, blinking rear light and wearing light colored clothes but is there anything else that I need for when nightfall hits?

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    8 hours ago

    I recommend clear safety glasses. Especially if you live someplace dry. You don’t want dust or insects in your eyes. I hit a palo verde beetle once and it almost knocked my glass off my face.

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      48 minutes ago

      Not clear, but photochromic cycling glasses have been a god send for me.

      I can wear them all the time, including inside a store, at night, during bright summer days, or during those rides that start before dawn/dusk.

      Before that, i had dedicated clear and dark glasses, but they were highly inconvenient.

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      1 hour ago

      You can also try yellow safety glasses at night - blocks super intensive blue laser active-matrix LEDs™

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      4 hours ago

      Eye protection is super important for daily bicycle use, no matter weather or time of day. A single speck of dust falling into the eye at the wrong time can cause a serious accident.

      The more you ride, the higher probability of such thing happening. Not to mention wind drying your eyes, it can be serious pretty fast.