I guess I would always run the extra lights to help the idiots out there see me. I could never figure out how someone couldn't see an old vehicle. To me they stick out like a sore thumb.
In the dark with no lights old trucks stick out to me like they are in a spotlight...must be a bolter thing.
After being broken to many times by idiots someone allowed a drivers license, I feel better with seat belts and a seat with a head rest, air bags and anti lock brakes. It's hard to beat the pleasure of an original bolt though.