You are reading a single comment by @Velocio and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@Velocio
No, but if you think drivers give you more than a few milliseconds look, then you overestimate them. In my mind, the more information you can give them in that few milliseconds the better. I don't think yellow workers jackets add substantially, but as someone who has driven around London a lot I find constant lights easier to process quickly over flashing lights which require several looks.
I have stigmatism though and red light jars me... I cannot place the precise location of a red light really quick. So with blinkers I simply cannot determine where a cyclist is. That simple. Can you be so confident that there are drivers out there who don't also have stigmatism? I'm not taking that chance.