On 23/01/2019 20:25, GB wrote:

I just wondered whether it is now compulsory for cyclists to wear black
clothing? I ask because I nearly wrote a cyclist off early yesterday
morning. He was cycling slowly up a hill in the middle of the road. Dark
clothes and dark bike = all I could see was the rear light.

Your lights would have reflected off the road surface more than the cyclist.

I thought what I was looking at was a motorcycle 50m ahead, whereas what
I was actually seeing was a cyclist just 10m ahead.

You should stop driving until you have had your eyes and car lights
checked out.