high viz

[JZS 600]

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The amount of accidents I see on the A2 from the Black Prince to the Black wall tunnel usually involve a couple of cars and a biker sitting on the ground looking a bit puzzled, or worse. I passed on in the summer last year and the ambulance crew were doing CPR on him.

Very sobering.

(funny thing, it's mostly in the morning? WTF, people rushing to get to work? Seems more laid back on the way home, anyone else noticed this?)

[red98]

yes ive noticed that......i leave in plenty of time for work getting there 10 mins early everyday with no problems.....if for some reason iam a bit late even 5 mins its a totaly different story....all the muppets are out and all road maners are forgotten  :eek

[stevierst]

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For it to be effective, you'd need to be lit 360 degrees, and would need to be like a Christmas tree. But I net the buggers would see ya :lol

how about this? obviously not in blue
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Funnily enough, a mate of mine is a bike cop who got t-boned at a set of traffic lights when he was on a blue light run wearing high vis, and all the lights blaring. Stupid myotic old lady hit him at about 30 without braking. Broken pelvis and 6 months on the sick.

I think the fairy lights would be a better idea!  :lol :lol

[Grahamm]

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

Yep, they generally work for bicycles in town because they're never going to be far away, but one time I was riding down the A32 (past the Timber Yard for those familiar with it) and there's a long straight.

I was planning an overtake, but up ahead I could see one of those very bright flashing cycle lamps (even I, as cyclist, think they're too bright and have too wide a spread of light).

It turned out that it had been so far away that I could easily have made the overtake,  but because all I could see was the lamp I had no idea exactly how far away it was, so had to give up on the overtake.

[fireblake]

And another thing,  in the news this week there was a story about a young girl who was hit by a car and Churchill insurance were quibbling about paying her £5million compensation because she wasn't wearing Hiviz whilst walking down a country lane.  Food for thought?


Mickey.

[purplebear7]

  Just for interest .. maybe. The full coloured daytime running headlight idea was all the rage back in the 1990s.

Lots of guys had all kinds of 'lens covers' over the headlight unit .. my first Blade came in the Honda 'Rhubarb & Custard' paint-job, so a Purple headlight looked really good and everyone could see it more than well enough  :b .

It lasted about a month .. regular Sunday morning bacon butty run from Brum up to Matlock Bath and back home up and over via the notorious Cat & Fiddle road .. and I got pulled over into a lay-by on my way into Matlock.

The nice Bike Policeman was having a not so very nice day:  ''Engine and Helmet Off Now'' as soon as I'd put a foot down. Oh dear  :\ .

Then .. when he saw the bald head and white beard I get:  ''Well, well .. now what do we have here Granddad''

(I'm thinking actually sonny it's Great Granddad X five)  Needless to say he gave me and the Blade a good rapid once over, licence, insurance, road tax, tyres, number plate, exhaust can .. and so it went.

Visibly now getting very frustrated at not finding anything wrong .. he then went AWOL about the Purple Light. Warned me about having to leave the bike there and get it transported to an MOT station (The bike was maybe only six months old) and so on. 

I dared to comment (note to self, silence is golden!) that at least he had seen me coming from well down the road .. but of course he was not interested by then.

I pulled the Purple Covers off (just Velcro tabs) and stuffed them down my jacket. Thankfully at this point his back up much older mate decided to get involved .. shook his head at me .. waved me on .. turned his back
and walked away. 

I missed my bacon butty for a few Sunday mornings after that ..  :\ 

Stay Safe Guys .. see and be seen .. but keep it legal      Polar Bear

[bozboz]

the whole thing about hi viz was originally about city's. if u filter in a city u r MUCH more likely to hit a pedestrian/city nob/angry twat/pissed reveller/or another powered two wheeler winkin his way through the traffic all tryin to get from a2b. all possible tragedy's.they probablly account for much of the road accident death toll.and higher preiums aswell. anything that makes u more visible in a possible crash scenario  situation is a plus. so iff u choose to put urself in a crash position to begin with then booshank to u my friends. out on faster roads the rules change. but the principle is the same. better visibility. if every one did just one thing their whole driving life wether they drive a car or ride a bike i think it should be....Observation.....Signal.....Manouever


observation.....look ....twist ur head...use ur mirrors....see it all...this is fun ...see what posibility u have????


Signal.......PREPARE!!! ...u know its gonna happen...quick life saver....and... bosch...


MANOUVERE!!! the best part....foccin shlapppp!!! throttle!!!!

So true exup...keep dreaming tho! :\