Fluoro vests?

[Quasievil]

I wear Black on a black bike in a black helmet, you fluro wearing pussies are the ones that will get smashed up by a SMIDSY I look mean and they wont want to hit me or they will get smashed up

DONT FUCK WITH BLACK thats my motto, and its worked so far.

Ask yourselves who wears fluro ? roadworkers do thats who, they aint moving are they, you WILL be regarded as a stationery object by those that dont look properly which is most of them

BURN A FLURO TODAY

.

[mazz1972]

Ride with my Hi Vis all day everyday no matter what, anything to try be seen

I only started wearing a flouro vest recently whilst I've been doing my IAM practical exams. I'm not sure whether I'm imagining it but other road users seem to be giving me a wider berth and coming up on them from behind, they seem keener to let me past. I actually wondered whether for a fleeting moment they think I'm a cop!

Whatever the reason, hope it continues.

I wear my hi-viz voluntarily pretty much all the time... I think I have been spotted by a few cars that wouldn't definitely have seen it without. Also I am pretty sure that it makes some cars unsure at first glance in the mirror whether it is a copper or someone they can cut up when I am splitting - so it will deinifetly stay.

I still assume that I am invisible though... and love the phrase Highly Invisible I am sure we could argue a case that we become targets if we were too bright!

Great to see I'm in good company. Hubby and I have had quite a few comments about how much more visible we are wearing vests.

For those too tough to wear one, I hope you're also as tough when someone doesn't see you.

And no, I am not lulled into a false sense of security by wearing said vest, I just like to give myself a better chance of being seen.

[imdying]

I just like to give myself a better chance of being seen.

They'll just pull out in front of you anyway.

[Morcs]

We have a few LS2 helmets that are flouro...

[Maha]

Great to see I'm in good company. Hubby and I have had quite a few comments about how much more visible we are wearing vests.

For those too tough to wear one, I hope you're also as tough when someone doesn't see you.

And no, I am not lulled into a false sense of security by wearing said vest, I just like to give myself a better chance of being seen.

Exactly right.
My wife leaves home in bad light and rides home after dark.
She has bought herself a decent fluoro (not one of those $12 road worker types) an Oxford one, cost about $70?...
Still pays to be vigilant during the day when there is more traffic to contend with.
Some people dont even see red flashing lights!
But at night, thats when they come into there own...your tail light is all you have to alert other road users that there is a bike in front of them.

[thepom]

s how much of a difference is there? is it the quality or the fit?

[Maha]

s how much of a difference is there? is it the quality or the fit?

An Oxford one....?...both quality and fit.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ive_brigh.aspx

[Scuba_Steve]

I'm with Quasi & Mr Henry Ford any colour as long as it's black!!!
I definitely prefer to steer well clear of the "hit me I'm here" vests for my own safety... & awesomeness!!!

[awa355]

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I still assume that I am invisible though... and love the phrase Highly Invisible I am sure we could argue a case that we become targets if we were too bright![/QUOTE]

That is the only way to think, 'nobody can see me'

I wear a Hi Viz vest all the time and it still doesn't stop dumb drivers from 'not seeing me'.

Three times in Hamilton lately, drivers have either not seen me, or tried to get across the roundabout ahead of me.

Mind you, this was Hamilton, anywhere else on the planet I might have been seen.

As I have said before, from the side, headlights and vests do stuff all to catch anyones attention.

[Fatt Max]

Did I read / hear somewhere that from the fornt the 'visibility-ness' of a high vis vest is greatly affected by the headlight of the motorcycle...???.

I'm all for being seen but, as others have said, you still have to ride in a safe and responsible way as per usual.

Mind you, apart from the time when I did get smacked, all of my three 'near misses' were as a result of a driver getting sunstrike. What fucking good is a high viz there?

[rickstv]

Ask yourselves who wears fluro ? roadworkers do thats who, they aint moving are they, you WILL be regarded as a stationery object by those that dont look properly which is most of them

BURN A FLURO TODAY

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Thats what worries me too, I've often wondered if people see flouro and assume it's a worker on the side of the road, not me coming at them at the speed limit. I still wear flouro as I leave for work before sunrise.

I think if too many of us wear it, a do gooder MP may push for legislation to make it compulsory.

Just my thoughts.
Rick.

[Quasievil]

If they cant see me with my lights on and my mass there is no hope no matter what Im wearing a stoopid fluro "gay" vest aint going to make fuck all difference.

to many bikers are going to homoville to be saved by the establishment !

[Fatt Max]

If they cant see me with my lights on and my mass there is no hope no matter what Im wearing

Funny enough, thats exactly what the cops said to the lady that ran into me (He's not a particulary small person, how did you not see him...)

Fat Bastards Against Hi Viz.......or, Fat Bastards Dont Need Hi Viz

I feel a T shirt coming on......

[Maha]

Did I read / hear somewhere that from the fornt the 'visibility-ness' of a high vis vest is greatly affected by the headlight of the motorcycle...???.

I'm all for being seen but, as others have said, you still have to ride in a safe and responsible way as per usual.

Mind you, apart from the time when I did get smacked, all of my three 'near misses' were as a result of a driver getting sunstrike. What fucking good is a high viz there?

The argument against fluoro vests being effect during daylight hours has merit.
Ok if you are leading a protest ride etc (even Quasi wore one then)


Cats eyes/road markers on the road, non-effective during the day right?
At night though, thats when they are most effective..fluoro vests work the same way.
At the end of the day you either wear one or you dont.

[Scuba_Steve]

Did I read / hear somewhere that from the fornt the 'visibility-ness' of a high vis vest is greatly affected by the headlight of the motorcycle...???.

I'm all for being seen but, as others have said, you still have to ride in a safe and responsible way as per usual.

Mind you, apart from the time when I did get smacked, all of my three 'near misses' were as a result of a driver getting sunstrike. What fucking good is a high viz there?

Max if your not being seen, your not eating enough pies. Now stop all this interwebbing & get back to eating your pies!