Originally Posted by
Artmo
Stapfam, I'm curious: do you wear brightly coloured cycling clothing? Something we notice when in the UK is that most cyclists wear various shades of dull. See and be seen should also be our motto.
Normally red if just a Jersey but with most of my rides it is with a Yellow Pertex or showerproof.
But one point is that I used to commute occasionally along Brighton Seafront. I had cars pull out from the left (As would be right in the US) just a bit too close and often for comfort even though I was wearing bright clothing. Then I did a commute on a dismal day that would take me into the evening and I had my front lamp set on Blink. Not one car pulled out in front of me to cause me to slow down. Since then- in traffic conditions- I always use the light on blink. Doesn't stop the cars still trying to take me out but it doesn't happen very often.