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@Alkali
I've got a reflective Sam Browne belt. It makes me look like a right bulb. So I don't wear it. If cyclists won't wear something that might save them from being splattered by (the general concensus here seems to agree) morons in cars then that proves that cyclists are equally daft.
To blame all accidents purely on the driver is making a sweeping generalisation and one which will never stand up to scrutiny. Lots of cyclists, again me included, make poor decisions and take silly risks. Filtering through heavy traffic is a benefit of cycling, not having to sit in a sweaty tin box is a benefit of cycling, but having a big protective cage around you is a benefit of driving.
If we, as cyclists, were aware of our place on the road as a very small fish in a big and fast moving pond then maybe we would reconsider our attitudes to the cars around us. Being an angry little dark fishy achieves nothing, being a glowing, pulsating neon beaconfish makes us legitimate roadusers.
Right, I'm off to troll the Helmets thread...