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Old 06-26-2012, 10:38 AM   #1
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Default who dons the day-glo

so who wears day-glo jackets?

think it really helps w/ visibilty? i'm used to wearing all black jackets w/ reflective for night/early dawn riding.


need jacket and thinking about going day-glo as all i do is commute

or maybe, something part day-glo

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Old 06-26-2012, 11:10 AM   #2
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I surprisingly don't, have some reflective stickers on the bike though
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Old 06-26-2012, 11:19 AM   #3
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I don't. I do my best to stay focused and pay attention to everyone around me. I've seen too many people wearing hi-viz get hit to believe it does any good.

One of my close friends is a huge proponent of hi-viz, to the point of painting his bike bright yellow, wearing a hi-viz yellow helmet and a hi-viz jacket . . . he was rear-ended last fall because they "didn't see him".

I just try to stay the hell out of the way.
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Old 06-26-2012, 11:53 AM   #4
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Nope
Yellow Bike
Yellow Jacket with reflective lettering
I'm usually surrounded by bees so that tends to scare everyone else away.

Also helps that I don't ride during the week and I'm out riding while everyone else is still sleeping on weekends.
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Old 06-26-2012, 12:16 PM   #5
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If you ride at night, sure, otherwise I don't see the advantage
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Old 06-26-2012, 03:09 PM   #6
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Light colors stay cooler in the sun, so yeah, kinda. I'm over black.
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Old 06-26-2012, 04:00 PM   #7
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People don't "not see you" because they can't see you, they don't see you because they don't fucking look.

All the high-vis shit in the world isn't going to help that.

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Old 06-26-2012, 04:25 PM   #8
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People don't "not see you" because they can't see you, they don't see you because they don't fucking look.

All the high-vis shit in the world isn't going to help that.

JC
Agree with this 100%.
Question: Is it required for military riders? I live near an AF base, and I notice every single rider has some form of reflective gear on.
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Old 06-26-2012, 05:03 PM   #9
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Question: Is it required for military riders? I live near an AF base, and I notice every single rider has some form of reflective gear on.
Yes, reflective is required for military.

I'm considering getting a mesh first gear jacket and will get day glo if I buy anything.
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Old 07-31-2012, 07:56 PM   #10
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People don't "not see you" because they can't see you, they don't see you because they don't fucking look.

All the high-vis shit in the world isn't going to help that.

JC
Agreed. You just look like a fucking tool with your Day-Glo on.
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