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tbf people should be wearing all of those things.... should never trust anyone behind a wheel.
Feels like blaming the victim to me.
Why don’t drivers put their phones down? They’re the one running bicyclists over, not the other way around.
That's not victim blaming, that's being sensible.
As someone who both bikes a lot and drives, seeing bikes in the city at night on a rainy day, with all the various lights, water reflections and loss of visibility from rain is a nightmare if they don't use lights, or have poor ones. Hi-vis vests are a godsend, makes life easier all around.
Where I'm from, you are required to adjust your speed to visibility.
If someone has trouble seeing cyclists who have all the required visibility measures, they are driving too fast, or shouldn't be driving at all.
It's hard to see this as anything else but allowing drivers to drive faster at the inconvenience of cyclists, under punishment of a felony.
That was the point I was making. Cyclists SHOULD be wearing/using all of these at night/in the rain, for everyone's safety.
If you can't see cyclists during the day in fair weather without them wearing a hi-vis vest, you shouldn't be driving. I think we're on the same page there.
It's a safety precaution, like bike lights and seat belts. It's better that people take precautions. I've worn a hard hat on job sites for years because it's Union mandated for safety.
It doesn't take a moron texting and driving to run into a cyclist.... morons can be distracted or stupid for any reason. As I said, can't trust anyone behind a wheel. Just saying it how it is.