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OzSTOC Ride Reports, Pictures & Videos => Pictures & Video's and Games => Topic started by: Bodø on October 01, 2018, 05:20:37 AM
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My SMIDSY moment from last year's big ride. I've known the acronym from various forums but wow, people do actually say that.
https://youtu.be/Bmzxs58t5cA
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You had the sun in your eyes and he was in a bright red van so all makes sense you saw him and he missed you - Not :fp ;-*
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No video evidence, but yep, they do say it.
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I am constantly staggered that cars don't see us at such close range, despite all the precautuions we take to make oursleves visible. I read somewhere once that because we are smaller than cars, we don't feature on the vehicle recognition software in a driver's brain. Similarly because of our small size, drivers misjudge the speed/distance calculation which is not tuned for small vehicles, which are assumed to be further away than they really are.
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Similarly because of our small size, drivers misjudge the speed/distance calculation which is not tuned for small vehicles, which are assumed to be further away than they really are.
That is a key factor. Most drivers just take a glance and don't process the info, and then drive casually out across the intersection as if they had plenty of time to do it.