OldGreyBeard wrote:At my local cycle forum meeting last week we saw road accident stats. The main cause of accidents was that the driver claimed not to see the thing they hit. This was true for pedestrians, cyclists and was even the majority cause when hitting other vehicles. Perhaps drivers simply aren't very good or good enough for the powerful cars and complex junctions we now have.
I do wonder whether always-on lights will start being a choice for some and shift into being de facto compulsory for all. I did use a flashing rear light on my Sunday ride for the first time last week. Not sure if it helped. There seemed to be more danger from the road surface forcing me to move abruptly.
It took 34 years for car headlights (1977 Sweden passed first daytime headlight law, 2011 EU compulsory DRLs). It won't take so long next time, probably.
Edit: It took a little longer. Finland got there first in 1972, but only during winter and out of town.