Originally Posted by
Maelochs
Here is another issue ... if the driver isn't looking ....
Which is the main point: You can wear whatever, and a bad driver will hit you. Just last week a lady in Gulf Stream, Florida plowed into a bunch of cyclists, all using lights and some wearing high-viz, killing one and hospitalizing six others. A coupe years ago, a lady in Davie, Florida, plowed into a bout two dozen riders because she was looking for condiments for her fast food burger ... two died.
I think where all the viz and flashing lights help are when motorists are looking, but not really paying much attention. The more you stand out, the more likely it is that you will draw their attention.
Motorists tend to focus on the biggest and most threatening objects in their field of view, such as large trucks, buses and other cars. Cyclists are both small and non-threatening. Flashing lights just help to address that inherent disadvantage by triggering the motorists’ hazard warning instinct.
But if they are not looking at all then there Is nothing you can do. Just have to hope the truck hits them before they hit you!