You Can't See Me

[deeBWW]

The science behind not being seen on the road:
https://www.birminghamweekendwarriors.co.uk/article_dee_cantseeme.html
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Dee
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[P.addy]

Or more science.

Drivers are distracted or too comfy to care.

[pepperami]

[Jim Mc]

[Just_James]

The science is quite interesting and that troxler effect is pretty mad!

But I don't see it having too much real world effect to be honest. As interesting as those experiments are, they are designed in a certain way with specific colours, patterns and instructions to be effective.

When I pull up to a junction (regardless of whether I'm on a bike or in a cage), I don't tell my brain to focus on one spot for a few seconds - far from it! I'm looking all around and assessing everything I can see to make a judgement on when it's safe to proceed, there is a lot of processing and eye movement going on. I expect most other road users generally do the same too, in cases when they don't I'd think it was usually down to some form of distraction rather than staring at one point in some hypnotic state for too long and having the brain play some trickery on what can / can't be seen.
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Current Bikes / Projects: 1999 Rieju RS1 50
Previous bikes - 1986 DT125R (field bike), 1989 KX250, 1980 KX420 (with 500cc big bore), 1992 YZ250, 1988 KX500, 1989 XR250R, 1988 VFR400R NC24, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 2008 Rieju RS2 50 , 1993 Honda NSR 125

[Going]

So if I see a cager not blinking, I'm buggered.

[mentalboy]