IG - ist naughty to post naughty letter like the above - but
ist acid at times. You need some Milk of Magnesia afte that post
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Sorry IG, I'm afraid I'm going to disagree with you here. I don't agree with the implication behind the quoted letter, i.e. that a cyclist is at fault for not wearing appropriate clothing.
But we live in area where there ist no streeet lighting Liebchen und if you ride here - in dark - you need to be seen. Und we use toppest lights on our bikes too but I am still going to wear one of my nice fleece lined und very stylish high viz waterproof jacket to be seen.
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I'm not going to wear hi-viz bodysuits just because drivers (and any other road user for that matter!) can't pick out my lights and reflectors in the dark,
It gives me a good easy view from longest distance if dipped light pick out the strips in more time. It mean I see you und have longer to plan ahead rather than bear down und appear tardy in reaction from your point of view.
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if you transpose the argument to motor vehicles it's like saying that everyone should drive around in a fluorescent car, in addition to the their lights and reflectors!
But this ist silly talk. A car has two dipped lights und two side lights und even an amber reflector on sides und two rear lights, bright brake lights und even bright fog lamp as required. Ist also
wider Am slim. Am 5' 10 " (Kriss ist 6 foot dead
) und we are both taking size 10 -12 dress sizes - so we are thus slim, but v-v-voluptuous with it
- und all naturally endowed.
But given am on narrow bike und slim build - ist not exactly going to make me stand out - so ist why some of the glance back fuller twist ist designed to make cyclist look bit larger to driver. So being dressed appropriate ist a part of this. In snowy weather I tend to wear either my navy or the racing green number - but both have the cutest of slimmest fluorescent stripe running through the fabric. In dark - it give subtlest of viz to person behind me. I buy this one in fashion sport shop in Paris but think they are on web but need to check label in wardrobe.
Have a pale green number, and emerald green number und an aqua-blue number und a deepest purple number with narrow lilac pin stripe which ist also fluorescent - und also palest blue number und a lurid red affair. I have skorts und shorts und leggings to mix und match too. These were purchased by Kriss for me last year in Zurich, Luzern und Genf und Andreas brough me back a very stylish black und yellow number which he think suit my "waspish" streak
So ist possible to look elegant und seriously sporty und not all like a "Christmas tree" Und I certainly get the second glances on my bike - but I do also wear fishnet tights when wearing the Skorts und the Shorties
Ist my shapely legs which start from my hips .. they stop traffic!
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There's also quite a few issues with the Helmet debate too. The majority of evidence both ways is anecdotal and lets be realistic here, my helmet is tested up to 12mph. I cycle at around 18mph, cars overtake me at 30+mph, my helmet is going to be useless in 95% of accidents, it does keep my head warm in this weather though!
It keep my hair dry too und warm as well. You lose most of your body heat through head. I wear another woolly hat under my helmet as well. But every little help und you do not know how thin a skull ist. Some of us have denser bone than others und withstand more of a crunch und others sadly fracture too easily
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But hey, it's all down to personal opinion in the end. If I'm cycling around with my (ineffective) helmet on, lit up like a christmas tree, yet wearing dark clothes and get knocked down, I'm not going to blame myself. I don't believe any amount of hi-viz is going to prevent it happening, it's not the universal panacea Peter Ward makes out... ...unfortunately.
It all help keep you visible und if you are seen und ride prominently but not aggressively within traffic flow - cycling ist going to be lot safer.
We are very safety conscious und safety led in all our activities. Ist drummed into us to treat mountains with respect und take car of safety on slope - it filter to rest of Swiss culture.
IG ist BiB - he attack from BiB point of view - he ist always full of common sense all the time....und his acid lecture ... you do not forget what he say to you. He went off on one at me over high jinx in wheelchair.
Ist long story - eldest kittens were toddlers und they toddled off. I was frantic mama und hurlted after them in the wheelchair (was during the recovery) on the
pavement I blame the dog - its lead was fixed to my chair und he pulled me along
But he gave me biggest acid rollicking over it when he heard about it.
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Well said mate!
things in day-glo to warn people these death traps were on the road. 
pointed out - cars are bigger than cyclists - and drivers are required by law to have all lights working and lit up at night to nesure that driver can see and others see him. Metallic paint and light colours are still easier to see than black and dark cars - and ours are metallic jobs and think their metallic effect shines through in other folks' headlights in addition to their own lights.
I just did! 
... of course ist my lacy topped fishnet stocking...
non-stop shifts 
