What's the point of hi viz?

Hi-Viz is shit, reflective tape is great.

But the person who is wearing one has made a completely rational decision backed up by statistics and common sense.

Lulz.

Same could be said about helmets there are always a diverse opinions in the 'experts' ...we'd all like cycle in whatever and not wear helmets..but the reality is we are not in Amsterdam..I wish we were tbh..

I'm not sure your common sense is that common, or sensible.

Same could be said about steel capped safety boots there are always a diverse opinions in the 'experts' ...we'd all like walk in whatever and not wear boots..but the reality is we are not indoors..I wish we were tbh..

Same could be said about paper germ barrier facemasks there are always a diverse opinions in the 'experts' ...we'd all like walk in whatever and not wear facemasks..but the reality is we are not a sterile clean room..I wish we were tbh..

I'm with you there my friend.

With hi-viz, I've never seen what the fuss was about.

I was once waiting on an island with those bollards when a driver mounted the kerb, hitting the bollard. Broad daylight. After I'd crossed the road I saw she was pulled over, waiting. She beckoned me over and proceeded to bollock me for hitting her car.
She was adamant that she would have noticed if she'd mounted a kerb.
Un-fucking-believable.

I live in a hiz viz bubble. Protected from germs and impacts.

Dark clothes could have made cyclist more visible

Driver clutching at straws?
Could have..would have ..should have
That how any good factual story should start.

That's going to be my defense from now on. "The road appeared clear."

I think the A Pillar obscuring the view is the most likely here. The driver should have slowed and taken more care - it is there duty, but I often get freaked out approaching a roundabout, or other merging junction and find that our combined approach speeds mean I can't see the driver at all, because of the A Pillar front right of their windscreen. That means they probably can't see me, normally to the last moment. The increasing size of A pillars to create a safer vehicle for big collisions does not make for better driver visibility.