Originally Posted by
chaadster
Silliness. Of course black is less visible any time of day, in any conditions, anywhere. This is clear, obvious, and demonstrable fact.
Nonetheless, I do have one all black kit, though I restrict wearing it to big group rides and races......
There are places... I will not ride a bike. And times in some areas I think are risky for a cyclist. I know some superstitions promote the use of a blinky light to ward-off mishaps. I sometimes use a blinky... just to "feel" better.
I like red jerseys and have several different red-themed ones. However... about 15% of the driving public has a defect around the 400 nm of the color/light spectrum (making red hard to spot when the background is green). This fact wasn't known when red was selected as the color of choice for fire engines and stop signs.