High-Visibility Vest for Motorcycling?
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From: Beav on 4 Aug 2010 07:53 "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:VJGdndBhee7iHMXRnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > I was over at the Harley dealership the other day, and there was an OK > leather vest. The look I am going for is the "I am on parole and I will > kill you" look, and that vest was OK for that. > > But on the other hand when I'm riding around I want to be visible. I've > thought about wearing one of those yellow reflectorized safety vests over > whatever else I'm wearing. Not fashionable, but will do the job. What job? Make you visible? Well dream on dude, the bike cops over here say that even when they're wearing hi-viz clobber and riding hi-viz and highly reflective bikes, pricks SIILL pull out on them because they didn't see 'em. Wear what you feel makes you look cool (if that's your thing), coz it's better to be on a slab in cool gear than it is in hi-viz shite. > > Is there any interesting product out there that is very visible but very > cool? ... it has been a hot summer. Abrasion resistance to help in a > slide would be a plus. Don't start talking silly again. Hi-viz and cool in the same sentence? -- Beav
From: J. Clarke on 4 Aug 2010 08:44 On 8/4/2010 7:53 AM, Beav wrote: > > > "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:VJGdndBhee7iHMXRnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> I was over at the Harley dealership the other day, and there was an OK >> leather vest. The look I am going for is the "I am on parole and I >> will kill you" look, and that vest was OK for that. >> >> But on the other hand when I'm riding around I want to be visible. >> I've thought about wearing one of those yellow reflectorized safety >> vests over whatever else I'm wearing. Not fashionable, but will do the >> job. > > What job? Make you visible? Well dream on dude, the bike cops over here > say that even when they're wearing hi-viz clobber and riding hi-viz and > highly reflective bikes, pricks SIILL pull out on them because they > didn't see 'em. > > Wear what you feel makes you look cool (if that's your thing), coz it's > better to be on a slab in cool gear than it is in hi-viz shite. Yeah, but it's better to not be on a slab. >> Is there any interesting product out there that is very visible but >> very cool? ... it has been a hot summer. Abrasion resistance to help >> in a slide would be a plus. > > Don't start talking silly again. Hi-viz and cool in the same sentence? >
From: tomorrow on 4 Aug 2010 09:04 On Aug 3, 9:07 pm, Capri142 <prh...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 3, 5:04 pm, "tomor...(a)erols.com" > > > > > > <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > On Aug 3, 4:51 pm, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > I was over at the Harley dealership the other day, and there was an OK > > > leather vest. The look I am going for is the "I am on parole and I will > > > kill you" look, and that vest was OK for that. > > > > But on the other hand when I'm riding around I want to be visible. I've > > > thought about wearing one of those yellow reflectorized safety vests over > > > whatever else I'm wearing. Not fashionable, but will do the job. > > > > Is there any interesting product out there that is very visible but very > > > cool? ... it has been a hot summer. Abrasion resistance to help in a slide > > > would be a plus. > > > > Thanks, DF > > > Yeah, I will be riding home in about 10 minutes wearing this: > > >http://www.cyclegear.com/images/StreetHelmets/hjc_clsp_sld_hlmt_yel_M... > > > Makes a HUGE difference in visibility. I actually NOTICE other > > motorists noticing me when I wear this helmet. > > http://www.cyclegear.com/images/StreetHelmets/hjc_clsp_sld_hlmt_yel_M.. > > Makes you look like your bike is a frickin taxi cab! No idea what you are talking about: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery/Ducati%20750SS%2099.jpg
From: Datesfat Chicks on 4 Aug 2010 10:15 "tomorrow(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:4a20a623-e747-40e0-a322-ce2ba66c2cd7(a)q35g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > >Quite frankly, I don't know of any studies that show whether high- >visibility gear for motorcyclists works or doesn't. High visibility >colors have been proven to increase visibility and reduce accidents >for emergency response vehicles, though. Highways workers wear hi-viz >yellow for a reason. I don't know how you'd conduct such a study. The problem is that those who use hi-visibility gear probably are conservative in other ways as well. I'm gonna guess that your guy in the yellow gear and your guy in the black gear have two different riding styles. DF.
From: S'mee on 4 Aug 2010 10:32
On Aug 4, 7:09 am, "tomor...(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Aug 4, 7:53 am, "Beav" <beavis.origi...(a)ntlwoxorld.com> wrote: > > > > > > > "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chi...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > >news:VJGdndBhee7iHMXRnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > > > I was over at the Harley dealership the other day, and there was an OK > > > leather vest. The look I am going for is the "I am on parole and I will > > > kill you" look, and that vest was OK for that. > > > > But on the other hand when I'm riding around I want to be visible. I've > > > thought about wearing one of those yellow reflectorized safety vests over > > > whatever else I'm wearing. Not fashionable, but will do the job. > > > What job? Make you visible? Well dream on dude, the bike cops over here say > > that even when they're wearing hi-viz clobber and riding hi-viz and highly > > reflective bikes, pricks SIILL pull out on them because they didn't see 'em. > > > Wear what you feel makes you look cool (if that's your thing), coz it's > > better to be on a slab in cool gear than it is in hi-viz shite. > > > > Is there any interesting product out there that is very visible but very > > > cool? ... it has been a hot summer. Abrasion resistance to help in a > > > slide would be a plus. > > > Don't start talking silly again. Hi-viz and cool in the same sentence? > > Quite frankly, I don't know of any studies that show whether high- > visibility gear for motorcyclists works or doesn't. High visibility > colors have been proven to increase visibility and reduce accidents > for emergency response vehicles, though. Highways workers wear hi-viz > yellow for a reason. > Next time you have to stop for construction strike up a conversation with the flagger about the effectiveness of those vests. The vest seems to act more as a bumper magnet than anything else |