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There's always an excuse for drivers.
If a driver isn't paying attention, it doesn't matter what colour a cyclist's clothing are, or that they had a helmet on, or insanely bright lights.
And if excuses are being shifted onto cyclists, what about pedestrians and buildings that drivers smash into on a regular basis? What excuse do you have then?
I'm a cyclist and I also drive a car. Let us be honest, yes the driver should have been more careful but, with dark clothes cyclists are often almost non visible on the road. I have myself been surprised more than a dozen times finding myself almost rear ending a cyclist because I didn't see them cause of their dark clothes.
That's why I have always worn a hivis jacket, even More now that I have a driver's licence. It's better to be lit like a christmas tree than invisible to other road users.
Literally. I bike and drive and wouldn’t blame the cyclist at all, but I would hardly be surprised if I was hit while cycling at night in dark colors with even one headphone in.
Obviously, I would love to live in a utopia where cyclist can travel just as carefree as most car drivers, But we’re on two wheels and completely unprotected, so there is a certain level of additional caution that goes into traveling by bike. I just wish more people, cyclist and driver alike, used their common sense.
Speedy recovery to the victim.