Fighting Philly’s daylight savings darkness one bike light at a time

💌 Love Philly? So do we. Let’s be friends. Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. Daylight savings has come once again and brought with it that dreaded time of year, where you walk outside after a full day s work and there is no longer any sun. For cyclists, this switch can sneak up on them, and many forget to equip their ride with the bike lights necessary to keep them safe during the commute home. Luckily, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia has our back. Wednesday night, volunteers scattered around the city to hand out hundreds of free bike lights. “I think a lot of us are a little bit unprepared for the moment,” said Uma McGuire, community engagement coordinator at the Bicycle Coalition. “(We’re) trying to make safe cycling accessible for everyone. Bike lights can be very expensive.” “Wearing a helmet, staying visible, and being predictable are three of the main tenets that at the Bicycle Coalition we sort of educate our cyclists to stay safe,” she