Reminds me of a time a neighbor kid gave me a ride to school on a rainy day with his mother driving. She pulled out in front of a VW and he said "Mom, you just cut someone off!" She said, "Oh, I can't see those small cars." If she couldn't see it, how did she know it was small?
People see stuff, but they reject the images that they don't want to see. So, if you were riding down the street and someone doesn't want to see motorcycles, they won't see you. On the other hand, if your bike had a weird paint job and you were dressed strangely, their first reaction would be, "Look at that idiot!" and, having admitted that they saw you, they would have to retain the image.
