Page 1 of [VIDEO] new way for you/your bike to be seen at night?

seems a good idea from the video, but probably preaching to the converted :(

Looks a good product, but feel bike safety always portrays the car driver as the culprit, whereas a lot of bad practice is by the biker, especially in the town, where traffic is slow and 'lycra type' bickers are fast, and overtake any way possible.
A few examples....

Been overtaken by a fast biker on the inside going down a hill in a village. 

Seen a biker overtake a mini on the inside on a bend, mini driver could not see or expect that and collision occured. The biker was so angry even though it was his fault, and he went off without thinking and went through amber lights at the next junction and hit the side of a moving lorry. Poetic justice.

Could go on, but i have made my point.

I've seen stupid cyclists, I've seen stupid drivers, I've seen and know good sensible cyclists that got hit by cars. And I've nearly hit a cyclist turning into my driveway who came round the bend and I didn't see because it was night, he was wearing black, on a black bike and had no lights or even reflectors.

Blaming everything on the cyclists just seems the easy option to me, it's the new "women drivers" target. Whilst I'm sure a proportion of accidents are their own fault, I suspect the majority of them aren't.

Yes, some of them are stupid, but that's no excuse to stick your fingers in your ears and pretend car drivers are the innocent parties and shouldn't change their behaviour.

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Looks like the perfect product to spray rude words on peoples cars, then let them drive around oblivious to the Partridge style graffiti down the side of their vehicle.  Not that I would condone behaviour like that.

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Rob Shepherd says...
"Blaming everything on the cyclists just seems the easy option to me, it's the new "women drivers" target. Whilst I'm sure a proportion of accidents are their own fault, I suspect the majority of them aren't."
Seriously Rob try doing my job up here. Even for those with helmets, lights, reflective clothing etc Traffic lights and one ways are optional.
Unfortunately they are never stopped by the police.
I watched a squad car the other day stop whilst an unlit bike crossed a red light in front of him, riding one handed whilst on his mobile. Nothing, didn't even bother winding the window down and having a word.


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