At night, what is more difficult to assess while riding?

At night, it becomes more challenging to accurately gauge distance due to reduced visibility. Poor lighting conditions limit your ability to discern how far away objects or vehicles may be, affecting spatial awareness and judgment. Unlike during the day, where natural light and well-lit areas provide clearer visual cues, nighttime riding relies heavily on artificial lighting, which can cast shadows or obscure certain features of the road and surroundings.

This difficulty in assessing distance can lead to misjudgments about how close you are to other vehicles, pedestrians, or obstacles, which is critical for safe navigation and maneuvering on a motorcycle. Being unable to effectively assess these distances can result in unsafe riding situations, where actions taken to maintain a safe following distance or to make turns may become compromised.