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So that leaves two aspects:
1. Who can't see a bike 3 seconds away (if they look)?
2. Is the rider commiting themself to a situation where they are totally reliant upon the other driver seeing them?




I used to do my own little test on people when training them. Following the basic eye test (reading standard No plate at distance 20.5m or 67 feet) I used to ask them to identify things at a known 300feet... You would be alarmed to know how many people couldnt identify a wheelie bin or which way a car was facing . Now imagine those same people with a full car licence (many were) doing 70mph or more down the highways and byways when the indicated overall stopping dist at 70 is 315feet methinks eyesight test inadequate.

[quote="Herbie J]methinks eyesight test inadequate.[/quote]


More like inappropriate .reading a number plate at xx yards is one thing - recognising something liable to cause problems further than that is something else .At work I have to have an eyesight test yearly ,in which I might have to distinguish between "H" and "N".In my real work world, I need to spot 125mph trains a lot further than that (possibly up to a mile ,thats 30seconds of alarm time ).My safety ,and that of my mates depends on it .
Strange that in practice at work ,the older ones ,whose vision might be regarded as poorest have the best response times.Something to do with lizard brain perhaps .

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