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- Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:10 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
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Re: Pros and cons of hi-vis
Another complication: do you know about Yahoudi lights? :) I did, but didn't know they were called that. Goes with the patchy riding gear we wear acting as military style camouflage ... some even wear camo jeans/jackets. Another plus for an all reflective jacket. One big mass of light rather than l...
- Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:56 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
How about sat a T-junction on an unlit B road waiting to turn and the vehicle is approaching from behind at speed? I'll be seen earlier. So you have a tail-light, retro-reflective number plate, brake light, your headlamp is illuminating the scene ahead and your indicator is flashing. Plus whatever ...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:23 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
Perhaps the HiViz derailment could be separated into a new topic in the motorcycle section by Admin/Mods?
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 6:05 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
Personal opinion: For pedestrians - great, I'm all in favour - as long as they don't imagine it will help them. To quote Sussex Uni advice to the police: "It's a uniform, not a forcefield" Don't expect to be seen , don't expect a driver to know what they're seeing, don't expect them to re...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 4:01 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
So back to my question :) Where - describe an instance - where it might provide a benefit. I managed it ;) Well, like the one you mentioned of waiting in a side road to exit (I had it in my original draft of my first post :) ). How about sat a T-junction on an unlit B road waiting to turn and the v...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:01 pm
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
Glowing: . . . all can reflect some light in various directions, but not at full intensity. Come on! You know that's not how retro-reflective material works - it does exactly the opposite! If it scatters light then it's just 'normal' material. Yes, I know it reflects strongest back to where it came...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:03 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
You are preaching to the wrong person. I'm well aware of the shortfalls of hiviz and reflective jackets. I regularly point out all the things you have mentioned to others. Likewise the current trend to make the front of your bike look like a Christmas Tree with add on lights ;) Do I ride any differe...
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:57 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
I'd also add that the reflective material is also illuminated when I am presenting a side profile to any vehicle . At that time my headlights and rear lights are not that visible.
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 8:45 am
- Forum: Advanced Driving - Bikes
- Topic: Pros and cons of hi-vis
- Replies: 82
- Views: 167152
Re: Santa list?
Yes and yes ... but not that old model in the pic ;) The point you make is one I regularly make about hiviz during the day. I don't regularly wear it and I'm quite vocal about everyone riding around in it. However I do wear retroreflective at night and these jackets have many times the material that...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Survey
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21976
Re: Survey
Scores of adolescents have posited theories about significance of the number. The actor Stephen Fry claimed to know the true answer, but won't tell, saying he'll take it to his grave. The author himself rather undermined the myriad analyses when he dismissed them all with the simple answer that the ...