slowster wrote:mjr, do you drive?
Yes, and guess what colour car I drive most and the colours of cars I've driven most... and for a bonus, the colour car I avoided becoming the keeper of!
slowster wrote:mjr, do you drive?
freiston wrote:Has anyone here hit a car (or knows someone who did) because it was a dark colour and not bright hi-viz yellow (whether they be cycling, walking or driving)?
mjr wrote:Yes, and guess what colour car I drive most and the colours of cars I've driven most... and for a bonus, the colour car I avoided becoming the keeper of!
slowster wrote:I am a little surprised at that, because your posts don't seem to contain much perspective of what it's like for a driver.
irc wrote:freiston wrote:Has anyone here hit a car (or knows someone who did) because it was a dark colour and not bright hi-viz yellow (whether they be cycling, walking or driving)?
There is studies showing white cars are around 10% less likely to be in crashes than black cars.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 3510001220
slowster wrote:mjr wrote:Yes, and guess what colour car I drive most and the colours of cars I've driven most... and for a bonus, the colour car I avoided becoming the keeper of!
I am a little surprised at that, because your posts don't seem to contain much perspective of what it's like for a driver.
As for car colour, I think that's a red herring in the context of car/bike interactions, especially close passes. It's the car that is travelling at much higher speed, has higher momentum, and must reduce speed when encountering a cyclist (the cyclist cannot increase speed to match the car like a motorbike).
irc wrote:.......................
There is studies showing white cars are around 10% less likely to be in crashes than black cars.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 3510001220
Oldjohnw wrote:I've come to this page rather late, but my own tuppenceworth: my own observation is that flashing lights get more attention that garishly coloured clothing.
Oldjohnw wrote:I've come to this page rather late, but my own tuppenceworth: my own observation is that flashing lights get more attention that garishly coloured clothing.
JohnW wrote:Oldjohnw wrote:I've come to this page rather late, but my own tuppenceworth: my own observation is that flashing lights get more attention that garishly coloured clothing.
I tend to agree with that John, but the question was about black v hi-viz.
JohnW wrote:Make what you want of that situation, but if you'd been there you may have formed a positive view about hi-viz.