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@YukonBoy never said it was driver inattention, just that the attention span is a problem. I read that as saying it's insufficient for the amount of data to process at the speed they're travelling - basically another way of saying what you did. Of course, one obvious mitigation measure would be to slow the fark down, so drivers have more time to process things, but few motorists seem willing to do that.That’s a bit of a stupid statement, in many city Centre environments it’s not driver inattention, it’s just that you can be overwhelmed visually by what’s going on around you, dealing with several lanes of traffic, what lane to get into, idiots cutting you up, low sun reflecting on wet road etc etc ,as a cyclist it’s a no brainer to make your self as visible as possible
Meanwhile, "it’s a no brainer to make your self as visible as possible" is something you can read in several ways. I agree with @YukonBoy that making yourself look like a yellow-edged road sign isn't doing "as visible as possible" in an urban area. I agree with previous posters that how you ride and what you've got on your bike is far more important than what you wear. I also agree that you basically can't force drivers to look at you, so the whole "be seen" shtick is pernicious victim-blaming that should be flamed out of existence.