18-12-15, 10:43 AM
They do a section on Hi-Vis on the Biker Down course run by the Fire Service.
It pretty much say what people have said in this thread.
It's certainly not a bad thing to wear but it doesn't make you invincible and it does depend on the surroundings, weather etc etc.
Yello hi-vis on a sunny autumn afternoon when the leaves are yellow and the sun is low means you will blend in.
A grey day in a city means you will stand out more.
A car at a minor junction turning into a major road at night, which way are his headlights pointing? 90 degrees to you coming along the major road, therefore the reflective properties of the hi-vis aren't being used and one would have to assume you've not been seen.
A big +1 for weaving when approaching a junction if there is a car waiting to pull onto the road I'm riding down. Not massive movements, just enough to create sideways movement.
It pretty much say what people have said in this thread.
It's certainly not a bad thing to wear but it doesn't make you invincible and it does depend on the surroundings, weather etc etc.
Yello hi-vis on a sunny autumn afternoon when the leaves are yellow and the sun is low means you will blend in.
A grey day in a city means you will stand out more.
A car at a minor junction turning into a major road at night, which way are his headlights pointing? 90 degrees to you coming along the major road, therefore the reflective properties of the hi-vis aren't being used and one would have to assume you've not been seen.
A big +1 for weaving when approaching a junction if there is a car waiting to pull onto the road I'm riding down. Not massive movements, just enough to create sideways movement.
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