Moving flashing lights and reflective clothing

[Gwylan]

Hi all
I was reading this
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/hi-vis-is-not-silver-bullet-for-cycling-safety

And I was thinking that maybe a snap on or velcro ankle strap - bit like cycle clips - would be a good idea

Any opinions

or idea of things that work well

seems like something useful at this time of year?

Interesting. Makes sense that the movement is what's detected most easily.

I have a couple of wrist or leg bands with green led lamps.
These were a gift at a show or something. Also they've sat at the bottom of the odds and sods bike box.
Going to get them out and use them on my twilight ramblings around the countryside.
Hopefully there will not be too much evidence to suggest whether they work or not.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I had some ankle bands with lights in which I liked because they were somewhat ludicrous. But sadly they fell to bits over the years.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

On Mondays I have to join the commuter traffic to Manchester as I go to collect my granddaughter.

Problems on the M61 today meant I chose to use an urban route via A and B roads. On a dark, drizzly morning I saw three riders with lights, each dressed head to toe in black. Every other rider had inadequate lights, if any, probably half had dirty hi-viz. None of the riders were truly visible.

Is it any wonder?

I can see why some people complain about cyclist
a while ago I was driving home on a rainy dark night
and I saw a couple of people on bikes go through a red light whil wearing black with a black face covering and everything

OK there were road lights - but they were nearly invisible against any background that wasn;t brightly lit!

 

[cougie uk]

Hi all
I was reading this
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/tech/hi-vis-is-not-silver-bullet-for-cycling-safety

And I was thinking that maybe a snap on or velcro ankle strap - bit like cycle clips - would be a good idea

Any opinions

or idea of things that work well

seems like something useful at this time of year?

I was on holiday in the lakes and driving down a fast dual carriageway at night - it was empty.
Pitch black and no street lights and I was doing 60 or so.
From about 400 meters I could see a cyclist ahead of me. The only thing I could see were his pedal reflectors. No lights that I could see and no reflective kit. I think he was dressed in black. If it wasn't for those reflectors I'd probably have killed him. Absolute insanity.

I've also been behind a cyclist who had reflectives on the back of his calfs - they show up really well in car headlights. Get something with reflectives all round the leg and you'll be visible from behind at least.

Spoke reflectors are a good idea and you can get tyre flys that go on schrader valves. Fantastic for side visibility.
If you have presta valves - you can glue them to the valve cap.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The tyre caps seem like a good idea
just looked up the price and the first few are for 20 or 24 in a pack


How many bikes do they think I have!!!!

 

[Gwylan]

The tyre caps seem like a good idea
just looked up the price and the first few are for 20 or 24 in a pack


How many bikes do they think I have!!!!

Maybe THEY know something.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Maybe THEY know something.

As long as they don't g talking to my wife then that's OK!!!

 

[cougie uk]

The tyre caps seem like a good idea
just looked up the price and the first few are for 20 or 24 in a pack


How many bikes do they think I have!!!!

Here you go - I've had similar to these and they work great.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/22513497...xxJM3ZR55pIDN8l8HvUg2keRk=|tkp:Bk9SR7zDwNjXZg

 

[Gwylan]

Here you go - I've had similar to these and they work great.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225134973512?_skw=tyre+flys+lights&itmmeta=01KAYRG46B79PNH8KMN8XHWRCW&hash=item346b171248:g:TIwAAOSwnG9jCB0Y&itmprp=enc:AQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1cjdQX2sfn6buopPOMVoNFalSe/NOAN5I2h6qGmsquhnXMSlWqv6WfJ5yQgvyVOOd5my7s2Z252Rnc/AvuB9+owad465xzCpkGGAq7iCeXBDdZIL35kGfKNZfx+7fE3G4XFTtKWB+FG6r1WoZfTnbhWvQgl9pTEhUO8PqAf4n185WzeEuXvoryRgb4d2MGn7TSqbMTNNU2nRD5ByBCNTeCbyCeBcAdpUTwvXdO6zYxxJM3ZR55pIDN8l8HvUg2keRk=|tkp:Bk9SR7zDwNjXZg

Don't you find the windage slows you down?