psst! You ain't seen me

[Bri w]

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme2/rsrr85.pdf

Nice to know why but not sure that's very helpful.:(

Maybe if bikers know, then we can be more defensive(?).

[TazDaz]

Can you provide me with a summary...I've been reading cycling strategies for various districts all day so cannot be ar$ed to read another doc! :)

[Bri w]

Can you provide me with a summary...I've been reading cycling strategies for various districts all day so cannot be ar$ed to read another doc! :)

LBFTS - drivers Look But Fail To "See," i.e. the driver's brain doesn't recognise the risk.

There is also a section on coffin dodgers returning to biking after many years away. And a section on young riders who fail to perceive the risk of "spirited" riding.

Filtering also gets a mention, i.e. again, drivers don't consider a biker may be filtering. The driver's brain doesn't recognise the risk.

HTH

[TazDaz]

Nice...saves me reading time! ;)

As expected then...we should assume we're invisible to drivers effectively.

[BBadger]

Quite interesting to skim through and generally points out the obvious about common accidents in different situations.
But will anything come of it .....probably not.

[Edit]
tazdaz....thought that was rather standard, although sunday showed abit different.

[yorkie_chris]

Very interesting.

Read page 14 and apply that thought to your road positioning.

[andrewsmith]

That one has been mentioned to me about the Camo effect. The joys of the typical car driver: sees car, doesn't see bike as it is smaller than car or sees it and thinks its a long distance away as lights are small.
It does give food for thought, when its demonstrated

[Milky Bar Kid]

I will read it when I am not so tired but it certainly doesn't surprise me.

Bloody hell I can drive around with flashing blue lights and sirens and people don't notice me!!

[andrewsmith]

MBK can believe that see a police panda (am waiting for the photoshop!!!) missing most its front end yesterday

[Milky Bar Kid]

You get used to it, but it does stick in my mind when I am on the bike that if they can't see the blue lights then how are they gonna see a bike?

[andrewsmith]

v true

It'll get worse when the EU (scam U) enforces the mandatory on side lights for new cars.
Bang goes the common market motorcycle safety feature