I understand what you are saying but I haven't been hit in the last year i've been regulary cycling - tempting fate I know but any "dodgy" roads I will just take primary.
pandering to the calls for helmets won't make things better imho.
I'm sure (or i hope) you're not assuming that road positioning will save you from not being seen, every single time for all time. You're quite rightly taking control of the road around you
as much as you can, but the overwhelming message thats coming across in this discussion is that however you dress, whatever lights you use, whatever your road position is...if a driver has.nt seen you because he's distracted, has poor eyesight, whatever...nothing you do will help.
Its a scary thing if you think about it too much, but then, i got 'hit', (bumped more) like for the first time ever in 40 years of cycling by a driver who didnt see me, despite the fact it was daylight, i was wearing a yellow jacket and i was RIGHT in front of him. The odds are good based on that.
Ironic...drivers, insurance companies, police even doctors are 'demanding' cyclists wear highviz or helmets on
baseless biased and often completely incorrect opinions, sit back, and we're all debating it !!!!
Because society is so so car dependant, any crap they spout is taken as gospel. Thats not only ironic..its downright...words fail me...