mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
I've gotta say a hi viz jacket is more visible than flashing lights, at least from the rear. It's not that lights don't have enough intensity, it's that a jacket is very large compared to a light.
Worse than that, they reduce your contrast against the low sun.Lights or hi vis won't help in a low sun scenario.
Get off the road and walk, it's the only way, you can't compete against nature.driver couldn't see me in the low sun. ................... trying to think of ways to mitigate the risk.
I think this is often underestimated as a be seen tactic.The most important element of your visibility to motorists is your road positioning. Take a strong position in the lane, at least 4ft from the kerb where the road is wide enough to allow easy overtaking and take the middle of the lane through junctions - motorists emerging look down the middle of the road and easily miss cyclists who are too close to the kerb - and at road narrowings.
My family knew a local driver who killed a grandfather and grandson in a country lane and then his car went through a hedge and ended up like that!