Dangerous or not?

[palinurus]

It was in daylight when I got hit.

I have no data (maybe I need to collect some) but it feels like I experience events like pulling out of side roads/ roundabout entrances directly in front of me occur more often in daylight than in darkness.

 

[PedallingNowhereSlowly]

I love to see people using bikes in their every day lives - especially when they are not dressed up in a load of special gear which infers it is so dangerous.

The misconceptions about helmets and high viz I'm sure contribute to the 'othering' of cyclists and harms the perception of cycling.

 

[matticus]

I don't always wear him Vis but always try to wear something bright (or with reflectives if night).

I don't actually think it makes much difference in practice. I worked in an office near a fire station and a junction for 13 years and you would be amazed at how many times people pulled out into the path of a bright red fire engine with sirens and flashing blue lights.

I happened to be wearing his Vis when I got hit. I also happened to be riding my winter bike with hub dynamo and 70 lux LED light to German traffic standards. It was in daylight when I got hit.

It highlights that all the lights and visibility aids are useless if the driver isn't paying attention.

Well exactly!

If that means I need to wear bright reflective clothing to ride my bike, then so be it.

You don't need to. That's exactly what you showed in your testimony above!

 

[the snail]

I think it's a bit more complicated than that; we tend not to see things outside our central zone of vision, and we miss things that that don't fit what we are looking for. ...

That's why hiviz and daytime lights don't really help, because in order to see you, the driver has to look properly, which requires time and effort that some can't be bothered to make.

 

[tyred]

I have no data (maybe I need to collect some) but it feels like I experience events like pulling out of side roads/ roundabout entrances directly in front of me occur more often in daylight than in darkness.

It's been my experience too. I used to do a lot of night riding.

 

[Alex321]

Sorry I don't understand the logic of your straw man applying to cyclists but not pedestrians.

Go and find out what a straw man is, because you clearly don't have a clue there.

There's a very fine line between 'preventing mistakes by others' and abdication of others responsibility.
It's not up to me, as a pedestrian or as a cyclist, to make drivers drive safely.

Correct. But then I don't think anybody has suggested otherwise.