— Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without …
When there are road works they tend to close the high way or at least some lanes because a hi vis jacket doesn’t protect you against speeding lunatics.
There are also a lot of photos of hi-vis roadworks and emergency vehicles that motorists have crashed into. It’s almost like it’s not visibility that’s the problem…
We are not invisible. The problem is that motorists aren’t looking or aren’t caring. Put some plain-clothes cops on bikes as bait and catch the incompetent.
It really doesn’t, especially if it makes you look less like an ordinary human. You absolutely don’t want them to think you’re an expert rider who doesn’t need space, or something like that.
You don’t need them to see you from space. You need them to see you from just far enough away, but actually care enough not to endanger you.
When there are road works they tend to close the high way or at least some lanes because a hi vis jacket doesn’t protect you against speeding lunatics.
There are also a lot of photos of hi-vis roadworks and emergency vehicles that motorists have crashed into. It’s almost like it’s not visibility that’s the problem…
Visibility helps
We are not invisible. The problem is that motorists aren’t looking or aren’t caring. Put some plain-clothes cops on bikes as bait and catch the incompetent.
Added visibility still helps
It really doesn’t, especially if it makes you look less like an ordinary human. You absolutely don’t want them to think you’re an expert rider who doesn’t need space, or something like that.
You don’t need them to see you from space. You need them to see you from just far enough away, but actually care enough not to endanger you.
Bizarre to argue against added visibility improving safety