Hi Viz clothing makes you less visible in bright daylight

[case895]

In the dark winter months, I cycle to work all in black as it shows up better under yellow sodium street lights. I used to ride in yellow clothing, until I realised I was practically camouflaged. Pink and orange are the best hi-viz as there is so much yellow hi-viz around, people see right through it.

 

[criso]

In the dark winter months, I cycle to work all in black as it shows up better under yellow sodium street lights.

Not saying yellow is best as sodium does weird things to colour but wouldn't agree that black is visible.

A couple of months ago, I nearly collided with a cyclist when I stepped out onto a zebra crossing under sodium lights. It was a close thing as I leapt back to avoid him/her, tripped on the traffic island I had just stepped off, landed on my bottom and nearly rolled off the other side in front of a car. Cyclist swerved wildly and nearly came off the bike.

Completely invisible, I looked, I always looks as car drivers in London are not to be trusted on pedestrian crossing until they actually stop, but I didn't see the cyclist on a dark bike in dark clothes in the dark.

I would think reflective strips might help car headlights pick them out but wouldn't have helped from a pedestrian viewpoint.

On my horse I wear a yellow tabard or pink winter jacket and orange exercise sheet because they are what I happened to find cheap.