On 24/01/2019 09:34, GB wrote:
On 24/01/2019 00:07, TMS320 wrote:
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.

The car lights were dipped - it's urban driving round here - and my
eyesight is not defective. The road has street lights but they are not
that great. Even under the street lights, the cyclist was effectively
invisible. Just the tail light showed up.


Are you a cyclist? Most of the cyclists on this group are drivers.

I drive in London, as a driver I know to drive at a speed where I can
see and stop if something is in front of me on the road, regardless of
it being darkly coloured. The fact that you admit not being able to do
this suggests that you are driving dangerously. The extra fact that the
cyclist did have a light, which you appear to have discounted rather
than slowed down for, suggests you are a seriously dangerous driver.

The self righteous attempt to blame someone else for you selfish and
antisocial dangerous behaviour gives a particularly negative impression
of you as an unpleasant human being.