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I wear a sleeveless jacket thing during the winter months for the commute home (go on laugh), but see very few others.

What's your view on these?

tony vtr · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject:

the only time i wore one was on my bike test in 1978.But ,i do keep the headlight on all the time Smile

Incubus · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:42 pm Post subject:

if i was commuitng through a busy town every day or country roads at dark then I would wear a jacket but as i'm 5 mins up the seafront then I don't
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peterpi · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:07 pm Post subject:

I wear one when it's dark and dingy in winter, and I notice the difference.

<---- and also on my first trackday Smile

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wildman · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:12 pm Post subject:

Where's the "Makes no difference 'cos the twats aint looking anyway" option?
Laughing

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1stGarry · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

I've never worn them, and never wanted to - always thought that only knobs and old gits wear them.
But I must be turning into one of them now, course I can see the benefits, and would consider wearing them if riding conditions were that bad. Shocked

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Incubus · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject:

would help you be seen while you're sat waiting for the RAC if nothing else m8 Wink

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1stGarry · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject:

Hadn't thought of that, Incy.
Can you order a complete set for me and the Buell please!!! Wink

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Incubus · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:38 pm Post subject:

lolol
I think it's a good thing to accept safety and being seen over looking a bit of a nob
better an alive nob then a dead dude
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Meow · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:41 pm Post subject:

I look forward to seeing you in hi viz jacket next time you attend the Mucky Duck then Inci Very Happy

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Incubus · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject:

f**k that
I ain't gonna go looking like a dayglo power ranger
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Tinks · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject:

Iv got a great one with lil blue and white squares round the buttom Wink

I use it on the motorway and it works.
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ardee · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:50 pm Post subject:

My leathers are black so a bright yellow thing really stands out. I wear it and I don't really care if other people think it is sad cos I'd rather be alive and sad than dead and cool.

Oo that sounds like a rant but it isn't, sorry. I can't be bothered to reword it so it doesn't sound like a rant.

Girlie_Biker · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject:

I just bought one - not yellow, but bright red with silver reflective stripes and Girlie_Biker on the back. I bought it mainly as during the winter on these dark roads every little thing helps.

I've had a fantastic amount of feedback so far, lots of bikers asking where I got it and where they can get one...
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Notorius · Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject:

So tell us then, where did you get it from? Sounds pretty good.
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would it have been girlie biker on the A2 in a car this morning ?

JimBo · Pedantic Cnut Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 5394

As I was acting as tail-end Charlie last weekend in France I kept my very hi-vis jacket on. This was to make it easier for everyone to see that we were all still together, and it worked as the leaders said it was much easier. Jo did the same and it was certainly easier to see which way she had gone when she was leading.

I know they were actually looking, but I think it proves that you are are more likely to be seen, so I think there is some benefit. I do wear it when the weather is murky or wet, but certainly wouldn't want to all the time.

One issue is that if some wear them then drivers start to look only for the jacket, no jacket, nothing there, pull out Shocked

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Also, the Health and Safety Police start to insist that they are compulsory, much like wearing crash hats on push-bikes (their favourite at the moment).
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Girlie_Biker · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:25 am Post subject:

f1reblade · MotoGP Racer Joined: 03 May 2004 Posts: 2896

This has been a common thread in biking for ages.... Basically Hi Vis doesn't keep you safe.

The idea is fairly sound but there are two very important points to remeber....

One is car drivers "don't look" more often than "don't see" so it makes scant difference what you wear.

The second is that your aim in wearing Hi Viz is to stop the camoflage effect... This can be achieved in otherways, like moving side to side within your lane. Best thing to take the appropriate action for the conditions you are riding in...

Ie solo in thick fog Hi Viz is probably good.... but against a bright setting sun it may make you disappear so may not be appropriate.

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Scrappy · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:42 pm Post subject:

I'd wear one if they came in red and black.
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AJ · Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject:

IMHO - they are a terrible fashion accessory.

Apart from that, I had a woman in a carpark nearly knock me off at 5mph - staring straight at me! No hope @ 150.
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