After the article recently about the Canadian police blaming cyclist for “dangerous behavior” I was reminded about this old chart I saw on Reddit.

Ban cars from cities. Heal our communities

  • @MrFlamey
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    91 year ago

    I swear that in some places wearing hi-vis is more likely to make drivers hate you and want to run you over because they think you look stupid.

    Best thing to do is wobble around looking like you are going to just tumble under their wheels so that they may actually give you some room to avoid the hassle of giving a statement to the police.

    • @Thadrax
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      1 year ago

      There recently was a post on that other place with a study that showed, stuff like hig-vis was having an effect to dehumanize bicyclists. So you are not just imagining it.

      Here is an article about that.

      • ѕєχυαℓ ρσℓутσρє
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        41 year ago

        Yeah, I can attest that the drivers are much nicer to me when I’m commuting to my University in normal clothes rather than wearing hi viz stuff.

        • @wishthane
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          21 year ago

          It’s definitely true, but I still wear it when the weather is crap or it’s dark. I’d rather be seen and honked at than missed entirely

    • SundanceOP
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      21 year ago

      Lol I call that “The Game”

      My kids think it’s hilarious.

      I have to ride up mountain roads often with out options to pull over and give way as much as needed.

      I pull over as often as I can (who doesn’t like a break) but some drivers have zero chill.

      It’s illegal to pass over a double yellow for a good reason.