Wearing Hi-Viz Black.
In my workplace it is banned.
The ONLY time someone wore a hi-viz vest, the idiot sliced his hand open within half a day.
Off to hospital for stitches.
Oddly he didn't wear the "cloak of invincibility" ever again.
Hi-viz lulls the wearer into a false sense of security.
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Just a thought but comparing motorcyclists with motorcyclists might not be valid for another reason and that reason is "POLICE".
I ride on the Auckland motorway quite a bit and it's definitely noticeable that other vehicles around me are a bit more circumspect when I have my hi-viz vest on. It might only be momentary, but I've often wondered whether there's a slight hesitation until they're sure I'm not a cop. A slight hesitation is just fine as long as they register my presence! One or two of my IAM colleagues have Honda ST's, white or hi viz helmets with hi viz gear and there's a really noticeable reluctance for other motorists to pass them
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Was "On reflection" a pun about Hi Viz?Originally Posted by Oakie
Just in case then: You spelled interruption wrong, it stands out...
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Should that be spelled or spelt? As defined in British English
Quote Jan 2020 Posted by Katman
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Apparently either is acceptable. However, spelt (which is also a type of wheat) has lost favour (note UK spelling) recently.
Perhaps Hitcher could elucidate further on the etymology for us.
Got any Hi Viz puns?
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Nah not bright enough for that!
Quote Jan 2020 Posted by Katman
Life would be so much easier if you addressed questions with a simple answer.
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I thought you'd already taken a shine to it.
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Enough of these off colour jokes!
As for the ST1100, I ride an ex Police ST1100P, white, and I wear black jacket and pants, a fluoro yellow vest and a white helmet. It is dramatically evident that other drivers do a double take when they see me. I've seen cars dip their nose down as their drivers touch the brakes to drop their speed. I don't mind being taken for a Police bike, if it gives the other driver cause to pause, and it also means they clearly see me.
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But motorcyclists don't ride in packs, hog the road and harass the govt with lobby groups... ohh hang on... bugger yeah your right lol...All of which would apply to motorcyclists as well
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Sorta like wearing seatbelts does to car drivers?
What? -
It doesn't?
Well neither does Hi-Vis.
But it MIGHT, just might give you an edge...
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I see a problem with your comparison.
Seatbelts demonstrably reduce the chances of you fucking yourself up in a crash; q.v. recent Nurburgring thread, cf. modern vs historical crash vid in that thread.
One could thus argue that there can be no 'false' sense of security with a seatbelt. It offers security, fullstop.
Whereas hi-vis does two tenths of fuckall in terms of protecting the rider (e.g. abrasion or impact resistance) and instead relies on supposedly making the rider more visible (which is unproven).
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Given we continue to have deaths at level crossings when motorists fail to see a FUCKING TRAIN how the fuck is a yellow vest going to help
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Aye, there's a woman of the female persuasion over yon with dayglo green mumble pants that I could definitely have done without seeing...
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It MIGHT, just might make you look like a cuddly attractive thing that doesn't look like it could harm a fly should it be hit with the SUV that was bought to protect the occupants from their own fuck useless driving rather than a big dark scary thing that might, just might thump the living shit out of them for coming anywhere near him.
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Oi! ewe buggers finished fucking wiv my Fred?
No ducking I was not inferring that us and pushbicyclists are the same. Just making the point that like us more of them cause accidents than they think(their fault accidents) and as every other study/investigation has shown wearing Hi Fuck off viz does absolutely zero good for the wearer.
Anyone with an ex Police bike or simply a white touring machine and wearing something approaching Police gear always get treated with the utmost diffidence and they don't wonder why.
They already know why, why is simple, the same fucking retard who says "I didn't see you" when they've mown you down, don't, NOT SEE,them cause they are a very real threat to that same blind as a bat fucktard car driver, at least until they've had a chance to make sure you/they are either a motorcycle cop or just another victim.
Bottom line Hi Viz = Bullshit ( hummmmm, where have I heard that before???, parliament perhaps?)
White bikes with appropriate gear being worn = a better ( much better) chance of survival by making the fuckwits in cars treat you with utmost caution.YOU ARE A THREAT then, because you could be a cop.
Otherwise ( no white bike and gear) you are just something else to ignore/not see.
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