^ the police crash reporting form, STATS19, has an option to record a contributory factor:
**507 Cyclist wearing dark clothing at night **To be used in accidents where, if the cyclist's clothing had been brighter, then they would have been seen in time and the accident would not have occurred.
so they are only meant to record it when they think the crash wouldn't have happened if the cyclist was wearing light colours.
^ the police crash reporting form, STATS19, has an option to record a contributory factor: