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alt textPost by Urban Cycling Institute.

text: 'New study into effectiveness of hi-viz for cyclists in car traffic'

  • by Brendan Gavrin

images: Two photos. One is captioned "Driver's view of cyclist dressed in black", the other "Driver's view of cyclist dressed in hi-viz". Both depict a phone in front of a steering wheel.

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I see this a lot while on my bike. I simply behave as if anyone in a car cannot be trusted to follow any rules of the road or care about my safety.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

What do you mean "as if"?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

As a pedestrian I always operate on the assumption that every is actively trying to smear me into the pavement at the first opportunity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Hey man, you probably shouldn't be texting while riding your bike. /s

Stay safe out there o7

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I drive every day for work and same.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I don't drive often in my car, but if this happens a lot I'm kinda hating driving at all.