leeu52 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) Please help me as a newbie (18 months)to understand why: * The average car guard (notice their neon-yellow reflective bibs?) is more visible than the average road using cyclist?* The majority of cyclists seen on the road wear tarmac camouflage ... Black/Charcoal/Dark Blue/Dark Red/Dark green garb?* Green and red are worn when 7 out of every 100 male drivers can not distinguish it from colours like brown? Is it because motorists only run down the cyclists they can actually see? Edited January 15, 2011 by leeu52
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 It's because the majority of cyclists that you see without any discernible lighting and/or hi viz stuff have determined themselves to be immune to the effects of darwinism. Stupidity, mostly.
leeu52 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Posted January 15, 2011 Apart fom the clothing.. of about 30 cyclists on the road this morning, we were the only ones with red seatpost lights.
Mojoman Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 I have a bright orange shirt, ride with two lights, front and back (which are turned on as soon as I leave my property) and have reflective tape scattered over the bike and my helmet, I don't think you can be too visible. I had a broken leg from a motorcycle crash 10 years ago because the driver 'did not see me'.I don't fancy that again!
jmaccelari Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 (edited) Our morning ride group (the Illovo Cycle Group) insists that riders have a minimum of a red read REAR light... Edited January 16, 2011 by jmaccelari
TNT1 Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 red read light... I tried reading with a red light once. Hurt my eyes.
Vetseun Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 At our night rides a seat post light and good headlight are compulsory. No light no ride. If I had to wear a reflective jacket I would explode from overheating, got to be comfortable on the bike.It freaks motorists out that venture out onto quiet gravel roads at night and suddenly 30 magic lights appear from nowhere.
jmaccelari Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 I tried reading with a red light once. Hurt my eyes.Quiet Sunday morning...?
TNT1 Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Quiet Sunday morning...? With a four year old, and an eight year old, no mornings are quiet...
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