Timeline for Should I get a reflective jacket/coat, or more lighting and reflective strips for the bike?
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| Nov 27, 2013 at 0:15 | comment | added | Johnny | I'd be more interested in a study that shows how high visibility/reflective clothing relates to cyclists getting hit by cars. It would be nice if cars gave me more passing distance, but I'm more interested in not getting hit. I wish accident reports of car-bike collisions would say what the rider was wearing and whether or not he had lights. I see a lot of nearly invisible riders at night wearing dark clothes and relying on reflectors with no lights ( sometimes no reflectors either). Even during the day, dark clothes and a dark bike can make the cyclist hard to see in the shade. | |
| Nov 26, 2013 at 20:59 | comment | added | Jørgen R | I always understood "high visibility" as bright colours, but reflective clothing should be self given when cycling in the dark. I find that most shoe covers have reflectors around the zippers which is nice since the feet move and are easy to spot. | |
| Nov 26, 2013 at 19:46 | comment | added | jimchristie♦ | This also makes no mention of when the motorist noticed the cyclist. I suspect motorists notice cyclists in reflective clothing sooner and thus have more reaction time. While this might not make motorists give you more clearance when passing, it can mean that they don't hit you because of not seeing you. | |
| Nov 26, 2013 at 18:09 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | I suspect this was referring to daytime, though. At nighttime it's important to get the attention of the driver. (And a British study a few years back found that people gave more passing distance to cyclists in non-cycling garb.) | |
| Nov 26, 2013 at 15:27 | history | answered | Jørgen R | CC BY-SA 3.0 |