Sort some lights out !

[steveindenmark]

Well, no. Have another look at the OP. He saw ALL the cyclists he was complaining about. Same as drivers who see ALL the parked cars with no lights.

My sentence was correct as we had moved on to another conversation but I have removed some of my posts as the thread had become rambling between two of us in the wee small hours. So my sentence did not refer to the OPs original post, but something else.

I appreciate the OP saw all the cyclists with crap lights that he mentioned.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

The problem isn't with running into the back of cyclists, as they will be illuminated by the cars headlights, just like the reflectors of a parked vehicle.

However, the only problem I can see happening is on poorly lit roads at a T-Junction. With the driver sat waiting to pull out, an unlit bicycle can be missed, especially when the vehicles lights are not facing in that direction. Though I am guessing that this isn't the circumstances in which the OP encountered these cyclists?

 

[cd365]

I didn't see an unlit cyclist last night.

 

[mickle]

I didn't see an unlit cyclist last night.

Bastards.

 

[cd365]

Bastards.

 

[John the Monkey]

And a deer?

A female deer?

 

[John the Monkey]

doh

 

[fossyant]

Plenty out this morning with no lights

 

[mustang1]

Probably the same thing as motorists with dark cars?

And the same as those stealth planes! And Airwolf. No wait, Airwolf has a white underside. Those crazy Airwolf people.

 

[mustang1]

I like wearing dark clothes.

Me too, it makes me look less fat. I'm not kidding: if I wear black T shirt, I look somewhat OK. White? And it shows the donut.

 

[mustang1]

What's wrong with wearing dark clothes?

Makes a cyclist look less visible I think?

 

[steveindenmark]

Yeah right.

It is right. Its quite obvious the OP saw the bikes. Im not known for telling lies on her. If you look at my posts you can see they dont run in order.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Makes a cyclist look less visible I think?

Have you ever heard someone say, "Well, it's his own fault really; he should have been driving a lighter coloured car..." ?

GC

 

[mustang1]

Have you ever heard someone say, "Well, it's his own fault really; he should have been driving a lighter coloured car..." ?

GC

Good point (and i knew it was coming). But I think a cyclist is a lot smaller, so I'd like to brighten myself up as much as possible.

Ps I believe there is a study to show which car colours are less likely to have an accident due to invisibility. Iirc, yellow was a great colour. I'm on the Porsche website now and they don't even charge extra for it. Woohoo!

 

[steveindenmark]

You took the opportunity to edit your contributions when you realised you'd been arguing a wrong case. It's no big deal to just say, 'Ah, I see what you mean.'

It was not a wrong case. It was a pointless case.