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Safety vests and helmets make cyclists look ‘less human’ to other road users (theconversation.com)

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[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago

Yup. When cycling on a road I only wear high-vis vest to look like a construction worker, not one of these fancy cycling ones, for this exact reason. Full Decathlon gear cyclists look like cartoon aliens.