So does this mean that no-one has noticed any other Cycling UK areas or regions running or supporting the motorists' "be seen" BS campaigns?
VinceLedge wrote: ↑3 Dec 2021, 1:07pm
I find it very strange how people can argue against making yourself as visible as possible when cycling.
So do you have legal lights and reflectors, including pedal reflectors, plus a white rear mudguard, head-to-toe Proviz clothing and amber marker lights on all extremities of your bike and body, then? If not, why not?
I would rather minimise the chance of being hit than not make my visible on the basis of a principle!
Me too, as far as it's reasonably possible. I remain unconvinced that clothing has a significant effect on the probability of a collision. It seems to be more about blameshifting and compensation.
Also , like most people on this forum I suspect , I drive a car as well as cycle and cyclists in dark clothing during the day and poorly or unlit at night are not always easy to see , especially when driving on dipped headlights.
I drive a car as well. Lots of things aren't easy to see, which is why we have to keep a speed where we can stop within what we can see to be clear, not merely what we can't see to be occupied.
As a driver, I know that dipped headlights correctly aligned (top edge of the beam hitting level ground 100-200m ahead) will not put more than the tiniest amount of light on a cyclist's upper body, which makes their clothing pretty much irrelevant compared to their lights and bike reflectors. And you should always be on dipped headlights when a cyclist is ahead.