08-02-13, 11:52 AM
(08-02-13, 11:36 AM)red98 link Wrote: filtering at 50/60mph,headlight on,i got the impression cagers were not seeing me until i was along side
Erm, perhaps you shouldn't have been filtering at those sorts of speeds, then!!
Ok, personally I think the IAM's recommendation of "Twenty delta fifteen", ie you shouldn't filter if the traffic is doing more than 20mph and you shouldn't filter at more than 15mph above the speed of the traffic is unnecessarily conservative, but at least at those sorts of speed drivers might actually expect bikes to be filtering, but not at much higher speeds.
Quote:thinking about getting myself a high viz.........
If you've already got your headlight on, Hi-Viz is probably going to make bugger all difference when you're filtering. It will make you more visible from the sides and somewhat more visible from the rear, but your headlight is going to be what they see from the front.
Having said that, I'll wear Hi-Viz whenever it seems warranted, ie in wet or foggy conditions etc and at night when visibility is reduced because I'll take any advantage that's available.