Patent ID: 7950835

Claim:
A bicycle and safety lighting system comprising; a bicycle; a bicycle frame; a bicycle seat attached to the bicycle frame; and a single safety light fixture producing horizontally diverging light beams, the safety light fixture mounted to the bicycle and configured to illuminate a rider's legs while the rider is sitting on the seat and peddling the bicycle, wherein: the safety light fixture is mounted to the bicycle to one of a front fender, a top tube, a down tube, a steering head, handle bars, a stem, a front mounted rack, and a pannier, and ahead of the rider to create light beams extending vertically from the horizontal to the lowest travel of the bicycle pedals to illuminate fronts of the rider's legs while the rider is sitting on the seat and peddling the bicycle; and the safety light includes an adjustable shade to adjust the vertical height of the light beams to avoid blinding the rider.