Lights in my opinion are a must!
Having lived around the world I’ve experienced some very bad attitudes toward cyclists and the last country I lived in you wouldn’t ride in he day without a little red lighthouse flashing from your seat post, let alone at night.
I’d ride at night with off road lights on my helmet there and would have to deliberately dazzle the brain dead 4×4 drivers to even make them mildly aware I was there. It really was bad!
I live in Oz now, Melbourne (and no, I deffinitely don’t ride Beach road with all the cafe hoppers) and nearly all cyclists ride with a bright rear light and sometimes front light even In the day. Hi viz? I’m not a fan an don’t wear it, but equally don’t ride in black kit on road.
It’s our lives and our look out.
I do agree that the points listed are poorly thought out and mostly impractical from a pure cost and implementation point of view. But, if dizzy bitches and drunks are going to continue knocking our finest off there bikes and killing people, something has to be done.