Why Drivers Look Straight at Cyclists and Still Don't 'See' Them New research explains why cyclists can enter a driver's field of vision but still go unseen—a phenomenon known as “inattentional blindness”

For me as a driver, this was an eye opener.

For me as a cyclist, it may explain why I was almost hit by a driver pulling out of a side road in front of me after we had made eye contact.

Have you heard of inattentional blindness?
#driving #seeing #safety #roaduse
www.bicycling.com/news/a200437...

Why Drivers Look Straight at Cyclists and Still Don't 'See' Them New research explains why cyclists can enter a driver's field of vision but still go unseen—a phenomenon known as “inattentional blindness”

For me as a driver, this was an eye opener.

For me as a cyclist, it may explain why I was almost hit by a driver pulling out of a side road in front of me after we had made eye contact.

Have you heard of inattentional blindness?
#driving #seeing #safety #roaduse
www.bicycling.com/news/a200437...