Alternative to Expensive Hi-Viz Jerseys

[Moodyman]

That's precisley the one I wear Stuart - won't win any fashion awards but it helps make me visible

 

[fossyant]

Don't listen to the fashion brigade Flanker.

How very dare you !!!

Flo yellow does not match my red bike, so there !!

 

[Bollo]

The seeing bit (as in sufficient photons bouncing off cyclist and entering driver's eyes) isn't all of the story though. Although it's a bit worn now, those TFL vids of the dancing bear show how much processing the driver's brain has to do before the driver really sees a cyclist.

Personally I find that I see bright blue better in nearly all light conditions, but that may be just my eyesight.

With your figure!

I'd steer you towards summer neutrals - a taupe, brushed fawn or deep muffin perhaps?

 

[MacB]

The seeing bit (as in sufficient photons bouncing off cyclist and entering driver's eyes) isn't all of the story though. Although it's a bit worn now, those TFL vids of the dancing bear show how much processing the driver's brain has to do before the driver really sees a cyclist.




With your figure!

I'd steer you towards summer neutrals - a taupe, brushed fawn or deep muffin perhaps?

do you manage to shoehorn in 'deep muffin' often or is it saved for special occasions?

 

[Bollo]

do you manage to shoehorn in 'deep muffin' often or is it saved for special occasions?

Speshly for you!

 

[goo_mason]

With talk of differentiating between Hi-Viz and Reflective, I began to wonder if there are any Hi-Viz tops out there that DON'T have reflective panels on them these days? When I refer to my Hi-Viz top, I mean a top that is both a sickly, luminous colour and has multiple, large reflective bands and areas on it.

Anyway - can't we all just agree that - like helmets - wearing or not wearing Hi-Viz is a personal choice and leave it at that? The OP was merely mentioning a cheap source of a Hi-Viz jersey, not telling any of you that you had to wear one!

 

[BSRU]

Blacks sell a hi-viz t-shirt with no silver bits for £7.99.

 

[Bollo]

To link this with hippo's recent pronouncements, do you think you can get hi-viz burberry?

 

[magnatom]

To link this with hippo's recent pronouncements, do you think you can get hi-viz burberry?

Now there is an idea, then we could see the chavs/neds coming a mile off....

 

[MacB]

Speshly for you!

I'm feelin the love

 

[Bollo]

I'm feelin the love

Today's word is 'platonic'. Pla-ton-ic.

 

[John the Monkey]

I do. I use all the aids available. Hence I seldom have incidents with motorists and hence I don't need to wear a camera to record them.

Anecdote is not data, but I've been hit in twilight by a car whilst wearing Hi-Viz & running 3 (3!) lights front and back of the bike. "I thought you'd left the roundabout!"

I've been hit by a bus in broad daylight whilst running a flashing light front & back & wearing Hi-viz.

It can help in some conditions, but for god's sake don't assume drivers are paying enough attention to notice it, or that they'll not take a too close overtake.

 

[BSRU]

Anecdote is not data, but I've been hit in twilight by a car whilst wearing Hi-Viz & running 3 (3!) lights front and back of the bike. "I thought you'd left the roundabout!"

I've been hit by a bus in broad daylight whilst running a flashing light front & back & wearing Hi-viz.

It can help in some conditions, but for god's sake don't assume drivers are paying enough attention to notice it, or that they'll not take a too close overtake.

Some drivers will not see you what ever aids are being used. I once saw a car overtake the Prime Ministers motorcade despite lots of blue flashing lights and an large flashing illuminated sign on the last vehicle stating "POLICE - DO NOT OVERTAKE".

Anything that reduces the chances of not being seen are worth it, my life/health are too important to worry about the monetary costs.

 

[Moodyman]

It can help in some conditions, but for god's sake don't assume drivers are paying enough attention to notice it, or that they'll not take a too close overtake.

Agreed. You can minimise the risk, but you'll never completeley negate it.

 

[hackbike 666]

Anyway - can't we all just agree that - like helmets - wearing or not wearing Hi-Viz is a personal choice and leave it at that? The OP was merely mentioning a cheap source of a Hi-Viz jersey, not telling any of you that you had to wear one!

Yes,the same old crowd hijacked the thread yet again because of their hatred of Hi-Viz...but personally I couldn't care less whether people wear it or not...but I will be effing irritated with yet another invisible muppet if I almost collide with them again because they are wearing black with no lights....funnily enough I have never had this problem with yclists wearing lighter clothes and no lights....reminds me I have a film of that muppet on Blackfriars Bridge tonight..What goo mason said...in bold

Reading what BSRU said...Very true...It's only useful if motorists is actually looking or whether he/she could give a toss...as my landrover incident showed...