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Post by Skunk Shampoo on Feb 29, 2016 15:29:37 GMT -5
When riding, I wear one of those cheap reflective safety vests over a yellow windbraker, with my leather jacket underneath. I really want to do more to make myself more visible on the road, though. From time to time, I will spot a rider wearing a jacket with unearthly levels of day-glo that can compete with the sun in broad daylight, and I think to myself "that's the kind of jacket I need". Ideally, I would want to wear hi-vis from head to toe with retro-reflective surfaces on everything. I've even considered painting my bike neon and covering it with retro-reflective tape.
This all gets me to thinking. How much is too much? Is it possible to over-do it to the point where I am a distraction to other drivers and a safety risk?
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Post by sevenwheels on Mar 1, 2016 5:26:12 GMT -5
There is no such thing as too much HiViz. I have lately backed off from the "They are all out to kill me ." mindset, to more like, I will do everything I can to ensure my safety and visibility on the road. I too wear a HiViz vest and Yellow helmet year round, day or night. I recently added a rather prominent reflective Yamaha sticker to the back of the shiny black topcase . Remember the a prime principle of defensive driving; You, as the defensive driver, will compensate for the mistakes and inattentiveness of others.
David
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Post by kevinharrell on Mar 1, 2016 6:01:38 GMT -5
High visibility can get out of hand.  (No motorcyclist were hurt in the making of this post.) |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 2, 2016 19:51:50 GMT -5
I put reflective tape on the back of my helmet. I fear getting rear ended at a traffic light stop.
"Movement" also helps you get noticed by cagers. Make the most of your reflective material
by attaching them to the parts of you body that move, like the head and arms.
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Post by bluegoatwoods on Oct 3, 2016 20:41:34 GMT -5
Hey, Wheelbender!
I've known you for years on a different forum dealing with a slightly different mode of transportation.
But....anyway......one thing I do as well, concerning hi-vis clothing, is I try to rotate the colors that I'm wearing. To keep those drivers who see me everyday from getting so used to me that they don't notice me anymore.
I've picked up vests of the bright yellow and bright orange style. Plus some vests that have some navy blue mixed in with the bright yellow. And I have different jackets, with some bright colors, that I rotate.
Keep it bright. But also 'mix up' your appearance regularly. I do it week-to-week on jackets. That works well for laundry. Vests get sweaty in the summer. So I rotate them day to day.
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Post by seamus26 on Oct 9, 2016 3:35:37 GMT -5
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Post by wheelbender6 on Oct 9, 2016 17:53:30 GMT -5
Hi bluegoatwoods. You have a scooter yet? I still login to the mb forums to see the latest builds.
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Post by bluegoatwoods on Oct 10, 2016 8:56:29 GMT -5
Yep! I got me a scooter.
I actually did mean to ride both scooter and MB. But I found that the scooter is a much more sophisticated machine. I suppose I might have guessed it. The difference did surprise me, though.
I'm probably done for good with gasoline engines and bicycles. Though I am building an electric bike right now. Using the SBP drive-train.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Oct 10, 2016 10:37:25 GMT -5
I have one of the old Currie ebike kits that clamps to the rear dropouts. I had fun tinkering with it but I wiil probably sell it before too long.
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