Drinky wrote:
In a previous post (What does it all mean?), JLB wrote:


A couple of decades ago in Bristol (perhaps elsewhere also) cyclists
were officially advised "Be Bright - Wear White". More than a few of us
responded "Fight Back - Wear Black". This inoculated us against any
dangerous delusion that we were visible and therefore somehow safe from
motor vehicles.


I am intrigued by this as I cycle a lot in the dark and despite being lit up
"like the outside of a council house at christmas", I have a near-miss
incident on practically every ride.

Although I'm under no delusions that I'm safe from motor vehicles, do people
believe that the number of near misses would reduce and my overall safety
increase if I switch on the stealth instead of my lights?

I think there are two ideas behind the slogan. One is that by wearing
black you yourself are under no illusions about your own visibility. You
therefore do not cycle with the assumption you will be seen, you assume
you will not and you cycle accordingly. The second is that if we all
wore black then motorists would have to *look* for cyclists rather than
just seeing those that are lit up. I'm happy for Bristol to test these
theories.

Colin