Originally Posted by
miss kenton
That is really scary, Bill! I am glad you weren't hurt.
While I advocate wearing the high-vis shirt, the lights, and the mirrors, I would ask that we all use caution beyond that. Our friend, Jim from Boston, was using all of those things when he was hit and seriously injured by a careless driver. To the best of our ability, we must assume we are invisible to the motorist because, obviously they just don't see us out there. Be safe.
When I started riding motorcycles 40 years ago a friend told me whenever you forget you are invisible you die. That thought has served me well both on motorcycles and bicycles and has even cha nged the way I drive. I don't care what color the light is I still look to see who is coming. And while I don't usually ride alone I'm always looking to see what my "bailout" options are.