high viz

[Lawrence]

Slight tangent, but still pertinent...I've thought for years that bikes should be allowed to use a coloured light eg purple or yellow on the front and rear to make them stand out, especially in winter when other vehicles have their lights on too. Cycles can have flashing lights but put that on yer bike and could be disaster. Unique colours for us would work better than hi viz any day, all day.

Thoughts?

Had a bike come past me the other day with a yellow headlamp, stood out a mile away in the traffic

As for flashing lights, they'd be a disaster - very hard to judge how far away they are.