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High visibility vest just £1.35
Thought this was a really good deal to help you be seen. High-visibility
safety vest down to just £1.35 delivered. A must if you cycle at night. http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C0920 |
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High visibility vest just £1.35
Mr Benn wrote:
Thought this was a really good deal to help you be seen. High-visibility safety vest down to just £1.35 delivered. A must if you cycle at night... ....or if you plan a motor trip to the continent. http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C0920 Thanks for the link. |
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High visibility vest just £1.35
"Mr Benn" wrote in message ... Thought this was a really good deal to help you be seen. High-visibility safety vest down to just £1.35 delivered. A must if you cycle at night. http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C0920 It would be a good idea if these were compulsory for pedestrians after dark, especially this time of year when it gets dark early and there are a lot of people around. The art of crossing the road seems to be a fading one. What *most* people tend to do now is wait for a break in the traffic and then dash. If pedestrians wore these they would be seen a lot better and might be more confident to walk purposefully, predictably without feeling the need to get out of the way of traffic. |
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High visibility vest just £1.35
"mileburner" wrote in message ... "Mr Benn" wrote in message ... Thought this was a really good deal to help you be seen. High-visibility safety vest down to just £1.35 delivered. A must if you cycle at night. http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=C0920 It would be a good idea if these were compulsory for pedestrians after dark, Do they make little ones, for hedgehogs? Actually, if it's no longer the driver's responsibility to see things, a radar operated brake might be better, together with a signal to pass on a warning two or three cars back Jeremy Parker |
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High visibility vest just £1.35
I prefer not to rely on hi-vis in the dark as bright colours don't
really work at night. I use extra lighting rather than passive reflectors that don't work if a car is waiting at a side street. That said, I do have clothing which has reflective bits on it. -- Simon Mason |
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Responsibility of pedestrians High visibility vest just £1.35
On 9 Dec, 15:19, "mileburner" wrote:
It would be a good idea if these were compulsory for pedestrians after dark, especially this time of year when it gets dark early and there are a lot of people around. The art of crossing the road seems to be a fading one. What *most* people tend to do now is wait for a break in the traffic and then dash. If pedestrians wore these they would be seen a lot better and might be more confident to walk purposefully, predictably without feeling the need to get out of the way of traffic. It would certainly make our ride on the road a bit easier if we could see the darned varmints a bit sooner before they threw themselves into the road without warning. I think the fitting of a handlebar bag makes them think it OK . Might just go back to bare brake levers. A poke in the kidney with one of them is not too comfortable. It would also save the planet somewhat as we wont be thinking of 500W halogen floodlights to show us the way. I did manage on the Pifco lights, back when the pedestrian had not long acquired the responsibility for his own safety when crossing the road. Even my 1978 copy of the highway code tells them to wear a safety sash. It's appalling that these road users can go about without any sort of lighting or aids to visibility, causing accidents, collisions and death, and continue to not be reprimanded by the courts. Forty years have now passed since the responsibility was placed upon the pedestrian for his own safety on the road and I do not know of any pedestrian receiving any penalty for not being properly equipped for using a road at night. Surely there must be some chief constables who joined the force since the 1960's. |
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Responsibility of pedestrians High visibility vest just £1.35
thirty-six wrote:
On 9 Dec, 15:19, "mileburner" wrote: It would be a good idea if these were compulsory for pedestrians after dark, especially this time of year when it gets dark early and there are a lot of people around. The art of crossing the road seems to be a fading one. What *most* people tend to do now is wait for a break in the traffic and then dash. If pedestrians wore these they would be seen a lot better and might be more confident to walk purposefully, predictably without feeling the need to get out of the way of traffic. It would certainly make our ride on the road a bit easier if we could see the darned varmints a bit sooner before they threw themselves into the road without warning. I think the fitting of a handlebar bag makes them think it OK . Might just go back to bare brake levers. A poke in the kidney with one of them is not too comfortable. It would also save the planet somewhat as we wont be thinking of 500W halogen floodlights to show us the way. I did manage on the Pifco lights, back when the pedestrian had not long acquired the responsibility for his own safety when crossing the road. Even my 1978 copy of the highway code tells them to wear a safety sash. It's appalling that these road users can go about without any sort of lighting or aids to visibility, causing accidents, collisions and death, and continue to not be reprimanded by the courts. Forty years have now passed since the responsibility was placed upon the pedestrian for his own safety on the road and I do not know of any pedestrian receiving any penalty for not being properly equipped for using a road at night. Surely there must be some chief constables who joined the force since the 1960's. I passed a cyclist in Byfleet tonight, what sort of front light he was using I don't know, but it needed a dipped beam. -- Tony Dragon |
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High visibility vest just _1.35
On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:39:44 -0000
"Jeremy Parker" wrote: Do they make little ones, for hedgehogs? Actually, if it's no longer the driver's responsibility to see things, a radar operated brake might be better, together with a signal to pass on a warning two or three cars back I'd go with the radar, but not the signal. The followers' own radar (or even eyes!) should have told them to leave more of a gap... "Think of it as Evolution in Action." Mike -- Mike Causer |
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High visibility vest just _1.35
On Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:39:44 -0000
"Jeremy Parker" wrote: Do they make little ones, for hedgehogs? Actually, if it's no longer the driver's responsibility to see things, a radar operated brake might be better, together with a signal to pass on a warning two or three cars back I'd go with the radar, but not the signal. The followers' own radar (or even eyes!) should have told them to leave more of a gap... "Think of it as Evolution in Action." Mike -- Mike Causer |
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High visibility vest just £1.35
wrote in message ... I prefer not to rely on hi-vis in the dark as bright colours don't really work at night. Why do road contractors wear them? |
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