Posted by David T. Ashley on September 25, 2008, 10:59 pm
Was riding to the grocery store today ... very little crash gear ... it
dawned on me that I really might want to wear an orange reflectorized safety
vest or something like that. At least I had on a light grey sweatshirt ...
not a dark color.
But then, I was thinking ... I have a lot of unused area on the back of my
sissy bar ... could probably mount a few reflectors there.
Motor vehicle regulations probably require that any reflectors be red ...
Any ideas for high-visibility? Any specific products? Any cool reflectors
out there?
I'm also open to the idea of some lighting.
Posted by .p.jm on September 25, 2008, 11:05 pm
wrote:
>Was riding to the grocery store today ... very little crash gear ... it
>dawned on me that I really might want to wear an orange reflectorized safety
>vest or something like that. At least I had on a light grey sweatshirt ...
>not a dark color.
>But then, I was thinking ... I have a lot of unused area on the back of my
>sissy bar ... could probably mount a few reflectors there.
>Motor vehicle regulations probably require that any reflectors be red ...
>Any ideas for high-visibility? Any specific products? Any cool reflectors
>out there?
>I'm also open to the idea of some lighting.
So, you're looking for a bunch of sissy ideas ?
BTW, LED modules are available from a bunch of sources, that
you can tack onto your running lights and turn signals with no problem
( very low current draw ). Snake the wire up inside the tube if you
like, or hot-glue it on in the least visible place.
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Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 25, 2008, 11:10 pm
> it
> dawned on me that I really might want to wear an orange reflectorized safety
> vest or something like that.
They still won't see you.
>At least I had on a light grey sweatshirt ...
> not a dark color.
They still won't see you.
>
> But then, I was thinking ... I have a lot of unused area on the back of my
> sissy bar ... could probably mount a few reflectors there.
They still won't see you
>
> Motor vehicle regulations probably require that any reflectors be red ...
They still won't see you
>
> Any ideas for high-visibility? Any specific products? Any cool reflectors
> out there?
They still won't see you
>
> I'm also open to the idea of some lighting.
I think the *only* lighting that motorists see and react to is the blue
flashing variety. I suspect that fitting that is as illegal in the US as
it is in Britain.
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Posted by David T. Ashley on September 25, 2008, 11:28 pm
>> it
>> dawned on me that I really might want to wear an orange reflectorized
>> safety
>> vest or something like that.
> They still won't see you.
>>At least I had on a light grey sweatshirt ...
>> not a dark color.
> They still won't see you.
>>
>> But then, I was thinking ... I have a lot of unused area on the back of
>> my
>> sissy bar ... could probably mount a few reflectors there.
> They still won't see you
>>
>> Motor vehicle regulations probably require that any reflectors be red ...
> They still won't see you
>>
>> Any ideas for high-visibility? Any specific products? Any cool
>> reflectors
>> out there?
> They still won't see you
>>
>> I'm also open to the idea of some lighting.
> I think the *only* lighting that motorists see and react to is the blue
> flashing variety. I suspect that fitting that is as illegal in the US as
> it is in Britain.
I'm not sure if fitting it is illegal, but turning it on definitely is!
BTW, I'm reading it as 5 - 6 a.m. in the UK. Are you an early riser or late
to bed?
Posted by The Older Gentleman on September 25, 2008, 11:59 pm
> BTW, I'm reading it as 5 - 6 a.m. in the UK. Are you an early riser or late
> to bed?
I'm actually in China right now and the time as I type is <checks>
coming up to noon.
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>dawned on me that I really might want to wear an orange reflectorized safety
>vest or something like that. At least I had on a light grey sweatshirt ...
>not a dark color.
>But then, I was thinking ... I have a lot of unused area on the back of my
>sissy bar ... could probably mount a few reflectors there.
>Motor vehicle regulations probably require that any reflectors be red ...
>Any ideas for high-visibility? Any specific products? Any cool reflectors
>out there?
>I'm also open to the idea of some lighting.