Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Motorists do not care a whit what a cyclist wears.
I know for a fact.
Originally Posted by
Leisesturm
Your street clothes do NOT make you more acceptable to a cager.
If a cyclist is dressed like restaurant wait staff i.e., black pants and white shirt, it looks like he's headed to / from work. If a cyclist is dressed like a circus performer or a lost TDF participant, they look like they are going to play. The cyclist "in the motorist's way" on the way to work is much more acceptable to motorists than the cyclist in the way "PLAYING" on his bike.
Again, just ask people who drive cars and don't ride bikes. I have. I know.