Is black cycling gear dangerous?

[Dan B]

This isn't so mad a comment.I work late in the evening and the lights in our town are switched off in certain locations to make up for Tory Cuts!!!
Once or twice black clad cyclists with no lights appear from nowhere and although I haven't yet had to take evasive action as a car driver I have worried about their safety especially those with no helmets!!!

Are black-clad cyclists more likely to fall off and hit their heads then?

 

[ufkacbln]

[QUOTE 4823824, member: 259"]I fell over in Chelmsford wearing black, but I'd had 8 pints of Bishop's Nipple. I don't know if I was wearing a helmet, but it bloody thumped the morning after.[/QUOTE]

There are "beer jackets".... the ones that allow young men and women to walk around with unsuitable clothing in cold weather and insulate them form the cold

In the.same way there might be a "beer helmet" that protects you whilst when drunk

 

[Banjo]

Theres a guy cycles around where I live in camouflage gear which seems a little bit silly as that really is designed to blend in with a rural environment .

Here in the town he would be safer from snipers wearing plain black.

 

[Banjo]

There are "beer jackets".... the ones that allow young men and women to walk around with unsuitable clothing in cold weather and insulate them form the cold

In the.same way there might be a "beer helmet" that protects you whilst when drunk

I know that beer goggles can get you into all sorts of troubles.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

if they have no lights and it's dark of course they are appearing from nowhere.
From the point of view of any cyclist/car driver.

If they have no lights and it is dark how can a driver see them?

 

[Blue Hills]

If they have no lights and it is dark how can a driver see them?

Sorry grumpy. Don't understand your point. For of course I agree with it.

 

[ufkacbln]

Theres a guy cycles around where I live in camouflage gear which seems a little bit silly as that really is designed to blend in with a rural environment .

Here in the town he would be safer from snipers wearing plain black.

Try riding in somewhere like Gosport.... Used to have one of the highest cycling rates outside Cambridge and a large number in camouflage..... yet the accident rate did not reflect that

 

[winjim]

It was simpler times back in 2012.

 

[ufkacbln]

Brilliant one in the jokes thread form @User33236

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[The Essex Spurs]

Don't take this so lightly ladies and gentlemen certain areas of Witham are pitch black at night so making light of it is a bit amateurish.

 

[Drago]

Some kind of bike lights would surely be in order then?

 

[The Essex Spurs]

making light of it....oh dear a pun!!!

 

[Tim Hall]

Don't take this so lightly ladies and gentlemen certain areas of Witham are pitch black at night so making light of it is a bit amateurish.

Thankfully you're an alert driver with good lights and are aware of just how dark it is, so driving your car into unlit obstacles isn't an issue.

 

[jefmcg]

Theres a guy cycles around where I live in camouflage gear which seems a little bit silly as that really is designed to blend in with a rural environment .

 

[classic33]

Theres a guy cycles around where I live in camouflage gear which seems a little bit silly as that really is designed to blend in with a rural environment .

Here in the town he would be safer from snipers wearing plain black.

Urban camouflage 1 or 2?