Mercedes Driver kills local cyclist

[Aint Doody]

I so agree with Darcy. On a ride a few weeks ago on a rather gray day, there were 2 men cyclists ahead of me. One had on bright yellow. The other had on a gray rain jacket. He totally disappeared into the asphalt. We gotta wear those bright colors.

[Running Mommy]

boy Darcy that reminds me of a convo I had with my adopt an IM kids. I was telling them that the safest place for them until they are older is on the sidewalk. I explained that the bike lanes really weren't the best place for kids and explained why. And then I went on to talk to them about adults being distracted in the car. I told them that at a stop sign they should ALWAYS let the car go first, even if they were there first. And unless they see the driver waving them to go, then they should wait. And you wouldn't believe all the kids that busted their parents for what they do in their cars. I heard lots of "yeah I know. My mom text messages when she's driving" ... Ok, that parent should have their parenting license revoked.. Oh yeah, we don't require such a thing...
We also talked about how I wear bright clothes, and if I go out anywhere near sundown I wear my blinkeys. They liked the blinkeys..
Hopefully I'll get throught to some of them. Sigh... Even just one would be a victory right?

[MomOnBike]

Not to take anything away from the Be Seen commandment, but my general philosophy is to ride like I'm invisible.

This comes from several conversations with over-the-road truckers who ALSO complain mightily that car drivers don't see them. If <your stereotypical driver here> doesn't see an 18-wheeler, s/he most certainly won't see a person on a bicycle, no matter what I wear. (It probably can/should go without saying that the trucker is in a much better position if a car driver does something stupid, still, they are protective of their driving record.)

So, by all means, wear bright colors, but don't assume anyone sees you.