i bought a maglite min pro with 272 lumens (which is the measure of brightness).
its a bit longer and heavier than the couple of flash lights i was originally going to bring but let me ttell you it blowse the other ones out of the water!!!!
even in full daylight in my bed room the light from it is very visible.
and the light covers a much larger area than my other ones.
i'm feeling more confident about walking at night already!
i'll still bring the other flash lights in case something happens to this one and i'm bringing extra batteries for it.
even though is so bright i don't think it will annoy people too bad as it will be pointed towards the ground not at people.