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07-04-15, 07:00 PM | #11 | ||||
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08-04-15, 06:06 PM | #12 |
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The most amusing one I've heard about was a friend of mine who drives various large vehicles, who had someone drive into him when in the ultimate hi-vis vehicle - a bright yellow JCB with a flashing light on top for good measure. If you don't see something like that, the rest of us have no hope...
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10-04-15, 09:42 PM | #14 | |
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I'm not sure what's behind your question, so here's my thoughts on the subject. IIRC the rear reflector must be red and meet the appropriate standard (used to be a BS AU40). So a strip of reflective tape would not qualify. More generally you're not allowed to obscure the number plate so sticking a strip along the bottom might fall foul of that too. If you were planning to make your bike more visible, you could always mount an oversized sheet of polycarbonate behind the number plate and stick reflective tape around it that way. But if that prevented speed cameras from capturing a clear image of your plate Mr Plod might have something to say about it. So be sure to stick some in other places too |
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13-04-15, 03:54 PM | #15 | |
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I don't think it is snake oil at all, I just think in the realm of cycle safety it is misapplied. As you say, the railways specify orange as it stands out a lot more in that environment, as there is not much orange used for other things (signs etc). It isn't very useful on the roads as a lot of shop signs are orange, not to mention indicators and used for car/van/lorry colours. I have seen research that says the most visible colour on the roads is pink, but I have also heard of people getting more abuse and aggression wearing pink hi-viz, to the point of throwing out perfectly good pink jackets. |
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13-04-15, 07:35 PM | #16 | |
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Yep, but don't take my word for it. For one example in law, refer to Section 12 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998, especially the specific exclusion in S12(2)(a). Slightly less legalese but explicitly clear IMHO is this guidance sheet from HSE.
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