low bright sun more dangerous than the dark???

wyadvd

like most of us, i drive a car. Today i have to put my hand up to having nearly mown two cyclists down by mistake. They were cycling into the sun and riding in the gutter, right in the shade of some trees. They were totally in visible. I had the sun in my eyes and the reflection of my dash all over the inside of my windscreen. I swerved at the last moment. I had my wife next to me and i said "did you see those cycllists? " she said " what cyclists" (she had shades on!)

I feel vindicated in having the following lights on the back of my bike at all times of the day and night: xposure redeye, mars 4 ON BLINK , cateye holy handgranade on blink and a home brew made of a honda led rear windscreen brake light.
And i dont give a flying f how silly people think i look