Mandatory high visibility vests/clothing?

[Pixie]

I'm perfectly willing to become a Dayglo Derek
- When they make helmets compulsory for car drivers

The two reasons drivers fail to see motorcyclists are:

1. Mind Set

2. Motion Camouflage

Google them

[Big Dave]

The few times I have worn a high viz jacket* during the day have made no difference at all to the number of people cutting me off

You go out the dressed in full black leather, open face helmet and a 'scary' big cruiser and it happens less. I do both acts - and it is noticeable.

[Big Dave]

I'm perfectly willing to become a Dayglo Derek
- When they make helmets compulsory for car drivers

I'm happy to pay my ACC way too - when everyone else does.

[Azi Dahaka]

I'm perfectly willing to become a Dayglo Derek
- When they make helmets compulsory for car drivers

the thing is seatbelts are compulsory but that dosn't mean the idiots wear them and end up flying through the window screen.

[KiwiGs]

You go out the dressed in full black leather, open face helmet and a 'scary' big cruiser and it happens less. I do both acts - and it is noticeable.

That is true in my experiance as well, not sure about the "scary" big cruiser part 'cause I commute on a VT250
I have also found that pointing at car drivers on the other side of intersections seems to make them take notice as well....

[Swoop]

I'm perfectly willing to become a Dayglo Derek
- When they make helmets compulsory for car drivers

They really should have someone walking in front of their car, waving a red flag that warns of the danger approaching...

the thing is seatbelts are compulsory but that dosn't mean the idiots wear them and end up flying through the window screen.

Strange how some do not like to be belted up. If I strap an aircraft to my back, harnessing up is an important step. You see the same thing in a commercial aircraft when the seatbelt light goes off and the monkeys undo everything. If you are just sitting there, keep the belt done up but loosened off a bit.

[vifferman]

Strange how some do not like to be belted up.

My parents got their first car back in 1964, and even though seatbelts weren't compulsory they made sure everyone in the car had one. I feel really weird not wearing one, as I've had to wear one when in the car almost my whole life.
Same with a crash helmet. The few times I've not worn one (like when I worked on the farm, or taking a wee ride off road somewhere) it feels (and sounds!) really weird. I don't begrudge wearing one in the slightest.

[avgas]

I would.
But it would HAVE TO BE COMPULSORY before I even consider it.
Headlights on at all times is a no brainer - while you can see reflective clothing for a few hundred meters - a headlight shines km's.
In fact I saw a K7 today from about 2km away thanks to its headlight.

[avgas]

2. Motion Camouflage

Today young men on acid realized that alll matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, that we are all one conciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only dream, and we're the imagination of ourselves. Here's Tom with the weather.

[Insanity_rules]

I was thinking of hiring someone to walk infront of me with flags and a bell to make me more visible but that law was repealed in 1905.

I'm perfectly willing to become a Dayglo Derek
- When they make helmets compulsory for car drivers

The two reasons drivers fail to see motorcyclists are:

1. Mind Set

2. Motion Camouflage

Google them

Two more reasons

3) rectal cephalitis (Driving with their heads up their asses)

4) Inflated sense of self importance.

[swbarnett]

I have only one thing to say on this matter - studies on hiviz vests and the like are unreliable for the simple fact that:

Correlation Does Not Mean Causation!

With hiviz vest studies it is highly probable that those wearing the vests are more careful in the first place.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

They shouldn't be reading the paper whilst driving, let alone looking for bikers in it!

Not reading it silly stuck down me front as a wind break

[James Deuce]

With hiviz vest studies it is highly probable that those wearing the vests are more careful in the first place.

Indubitably my dear boy.

[Subike]

Im in a cage at an intersection, I observe a large black bike comming towards me from the right, the person riding it is wearing black, with a black helmet.
Do I want to mess with this guy?
I better let him pass before I pull out, might be a bikie

Im in a cage at an intersection, I observe a large red bike coming towards me from the left, the person riding it is wearing a white helmet and a fluro vest,
LOL, some yuppie out for a ride on his plastic toy.
Wounder if I can put the shits up him by creaping forward.
Probably a banker with a mid life crisis.

The colour really has little to do with it.

Its the preception of the cage driver which counts.

A person will be cautious if the object in his vision could pose a threat to his person.
He will take risks if there is little threat of injury


I think you will find this has been the subject of numerous studies.

[retro asian]

Agree with Subike & Big Dave.
I ride a big scary cruiser (in the eyes of the general public), so I don't feel that I need a high-vis vest.



Also my chrome be blinging, so I reckon I am quite visible against a black road...