Speaking of low and moving... reflective materials on pedals and shoes are what is most visible to me from my car. Ankle straps and such work well too. It's the movement that catches the eye first. That includes blinking lights also. The more, the better, in most cases.
If people haven't found this out... Habitat ReStore almost always has reflective vests available for a few bucks. (They get a lot of protective clothing donated from industries.) I've suggested to the manager that they should offer them for half price to anyone bringing in their bike helmet. So far she hasn't bit on that one. Question from an earlier post... with reflective materials, what kind of angles does it reflect to? If you shine a light from above onto something, will it effectively light it up in a way that someone at more then, say, a 45 degree angle from it will see it, or does it mostly reflect back in the direction of the light source? A question I've really never considered before. Dorothy On 12/13/2008 11:22:12 AM, Troy Thiel ([email protected]) wrote: > While most of the conversation has been about reflectors and lights on > the front and back, for your night bike I'd highly recommend > reflectors that attach in the rims...so every rotation is movement, > the same is true on some rims as well as tires...heck if I was Trek or > other companies creating urban bikes I'd include reflective materials > into the paints and treatments of moving parts to help the cause! > > should we bikies begin a movement for a free light program? I'd also > consider adding to said movement free helmets, especially for kids who > don't ride them and improving the City's Bike Safety materials..they > could use an upgrade! > > Count me in on the first group meet to consider. > > Ride safe, (I can't > still nursing a sprained ankle..argh) > Troy Thiel _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
