Re: [RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-05 Thread Dave
the lights on your betty foy look incredible! nicely done. On Monday, December 4, 2017 at 8:07:05 PM UTC-8, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > But not upside down. Here, I’ll try again: > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group.

Re: [RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-04 Thread Deacon Patrick
As someone who is sensitive to flashing lights the latest “safety” trend of any and all workers (regardless of if they are working or not) having multiple, intense, strobing LED lights is horrible. That’s GOT to be a target fixation issue, plus the whole “we have to be more visible to be

Re: [RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-04 Thread Eric Norris
Daniel: I’m not sure I agree that flashing lights are such a bad idea, but I *do* agree that the super-bright lights that the cycling industry has been rolling out in recent years can be a hazard. However, in my experience, it’s not a distant, super-bright taillight that causes problems, but

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-04 Thread ascpgh
Reflectors/tape have limitations. Fog disrupts the whole thing. In my uniform days I had a couple of contact team mechanics overnight along a stretch of state highway in Louisiana have a really close call wearing hi-viz vests of almost entirely of 3M reflective material over their camouflage

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-04 Thread Daniel M
Jan’s opinions about visibility make about as much sense to me as Grant’s notions about diet. Some nuggets of wisdom in both cases, with extreme conclusions drawn that I disagree with in the end. Jan dismissed reflective tire sidewalls as ineffective out of hand and thinks a single red dot,

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-04 Thread Sean Kline
Jan Hein’s blog post in 2014 on visibility has some counterintuitive points: https://janheine.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/when-more-visible-%E2%89%A0-safer-target-fixation/ Sean -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-03 Thread Andy C.
...and they're located at 26 Sackville Street, London! On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 10:04:26 AM UTC-8, William! wrote: > > Turns out someone actually does this! > > > http://www.dashingtweeds.co.uk/product-category/default-category/shop/cloth-2/sporting-lumatwills/ > -- You received this

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-03 Thread William!
Turns out someone actually does this! http://www.dashingtweeds.co.uk/product-category/default-category/shop/cloth-2/sporting-lumatwills/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-03 Thread William!
You folks just let me know when someone makes a scotchlite pile woven into harris tweed On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 9:22:57 AM UTC-8, lum gim fong wrote: > > It's fun to get reflective! > > I use this vest (the basic orange one on top): > https://rusa.org/cgi-bin/storedept_GF.pl?catid=2 > > I

[RBW] Re: Up Your Vis Game

2017-12-03 Thread lum gim fong
It's fun to get reflective! I use this vest (the basic orange one on top): https://rusa.org/cgi-bin/storedept_GF.pl?catid=2 I put reflective tape on my rims and cranks, and I have a rear tail light that has a reflector built in (Spanninga Dyno tailight). I also have a J rain jacket with