On 24/01/2019 10:48, GB wrote:
On 24/01/2019 09:47, TMS320 wrote:
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.

Black works under streetlighting.

Really? Anyway, whatever this guy was wearing, it made him invisible.

I find that black objects under streetlighting have plenty of contrast
and with characteristic movement are usually noticeable over a
reasonable distance. Though the new white led streetlamps do not work as
well as the old yellow ones.

There is a difficulty in gauging the distance of a single tail light
in the dark. Providing additional clues, by wearing brighter clothing
definitely would help.

I don't notice colour helping from a distance. Reflective strips seem to
work when there is dazzle from other traffic.

Sorry if people think I'm trolling. That's not my usual style. I had
a bit of a shock, and I thought I would share it with people who are,
after all, mostly cyclists on this NG.

The NG is mainly for whingers. Cyclists have gone elsewhere.

Well, I guess I'm whingeing, too.

I cycle, drive and walk. From the walking and driving perspective I
don't encounter much of the subject of all the whingeing.