Along with clearly defined bike paths, proper safety gear is key. The Oregon Bicyclist Manual states that a bike must have a white light visible at least 500 feet to the front and a red light or reflector visible at least 600 feet to the rear.

These are basic lights that have been highly rated and are relatively inexpensive. They are available at bike shops around Eugene and on Amazon.com.

Knog Frog Strobe $14.99 (Blue Heron)

This basic front LED headlight strobe comes with a battery life of approximately 50-hours of steady beam and 80-hours of strobe beam. It has a water resistant silicone body, a beam visible up to 600 meters and runs on two CR2032 batteries.

CatEye HL-EL135 Headlight $20 (Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life)

An OptiCube lens leads to a wider output of light for greater visibility. The two light modes available are steady beam and flashing beam. It runs on two AA batteries and has a run life of approximately 80 hours of steady beam and 320 hours of flashing beam.

Knog Frog Strobe Ft+Rr Twinpack $25.16 (Amazon)

Comes with both the front headlight and rear red light. Both are water resistant and have approximately 50 hours of steady battery life or 80 hours of strobe life. Choose from black, white or transparent and four different light modes: steady beam, strobe, fast strobe or random. Batteries are included.