Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
I am not interpreting it wrong at all. Let me ask you a question. If you were operating an 80,000 pound vehicle in an area with narrow winding roads, what might you do differently than you would if you were operating a 2000 pound vehicle?
Well I'd be operating either with the utmost of safety. I can only think that you believe a 80,000 pound vehicle is as simple to maneuver and stop as a tiny car. I don't think it is.
No one is trying to give the heavy vehicle drivers an excuse to make it okay for hitting a cyclist. Seems they are just trying to make it easier for a cyclist to be noticed by anyone.
Even I have issues on my bike when going in and out of bright sunny parts of the road or trail into very dark shady spots and happen upon a walker or cyclist in colors that match the surroundings. For me brightly colored clothing and bikes do make it easier to be seen from further away.