Originally Posted by
jppe
My first guess for my Buddy's situation is that was the case-the fellow just never saw him.
Another idea......I also wonder if the driver thought maybe my Buddy was going to stop.....
I agree with Max, drivers "see" bicyclists, but that isn't what they are looking for and they ignore what they see.
And even if they recognize your presence, many motorists don't have enough experience with bicycles to correctly assess speed. They assume a bicycle is moving so slowly that it can be treated like a pedestrian, essentially standing still. I see this a lot, including the lady that hit me - "I didn't realize how fast you were going".