tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post4012106546805417071..comments2023-10-28T19:42:01.039+01:00Comments on Going fast, getting nowhere: Reflective TapeRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-70314798952052887032011-10-10T00:03:06.167+01:002011-10-10T00:03:06.167+01:00I'm hoping the corollary there is that nothing...I'm hoping the corollary there is that nothing says 'ultra-cool individualist motorcycling veteran' better than lots of well-applied decals and stickers...<br /><br />...otherwise I'm just going to have to live with being mistaken for a spoddy yoof!endemoniada_88https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636529919686267714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-54964295949987554232011-10-09T19:35:54.726+01:002011-10-09T19:35:54.726+01:00*lightbulb*
Of course!*lightbulb*<br /><br />Of course!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-27180673084213991152011-10-09T19:14:19.701+01:002011-10-09T19:14:19.701+01:00Good discovery!
I might stick some of this on the...Good discovery!<br /><br />I might stick some of this on the cat.Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-40603944282511879372011-10-09T13:25:12.716+01:002011-10-09T13:25:12.716+01:00@Julia - that is a very good idea, and I will look...@Julia - that is a very good idea, and I will look into it. The only drawback is that it needs the rider to a) be able and b) have the time to activate it. The 'passive' tape is there even if the rider is down and staying down, like the poor chap I almost ran over. But a good thing to add to the armoury, in any case. Thanks.<br /><br />@Endo - you put your finger on it, I think - it's when the situation is out of your hands, either through a breakdown or a crash. Also, it will hopefully show up a lot better in headlights than the XT's rather feeble rear light at a distance. I'm thinking of it as a last resort, rather than as part of my everyday safety kit. As you rightly say, visibility should be irrelevant if you are riding properly.<br /><br />I may well be ordering another couple of metres from the chap on eBay. There may be a few places on the Sprint where it could be discreetly applied. But discreet's the word - nothing says 'sixteener with his first moped' than some badly-applied tapes and stickers.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743685798068014455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-50463499306490475012011-10-09T12:09:51.939+01:002011-10-09T12:09:51.939+01:00A good and cogent argument, all round.
Under norm...A good and cogent argument, all round.<br /><br />Under normal vehicular circumstances, I would firmly argue that hi-vis or equivalent is - and should be - a complete irrelevance. Ride so that it doesn't matter whether others've seen you or not. And whatever you do, don't rely on your assumed obviousness to prevent people getting it all wrong.<br /><br />However, a couple of similar experiences, most recently pushing my spectacularly-expired TDM home by the side of a busy but dark minor A-road with no hard shoulder with only some similar (but white) piping on the back of my jacket to attract attention...well, there are times when the situation is, simply, out of your hands.<br /><br />This looks like an excellent way of improving one's chances at such moments where one has a reduced armoury of evasive options, without looking horrible the rest of the time. (Nice, neat work there btw). So cheers for the steer - I shall be hunting some of that down on the Bay of e forthwith.endemoniada_88https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636529919686267714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7099099432720184584.post-66297712518624562222011-10-09T06:55:11.161+01:002011-10-09T06:55:11.161+01:00" It made me wonder what my chances would be ...<i>" It made me wonder what my chances would be against a speeding car if I were to be stranded by the side of that road with no lights on."</i><br /><br />You could always carry one of those 'glow sticks' They're small and portable, and throw out a decent light when activated. They're usually neon colours too, so should - in theory- attract more attention than plain white light.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.com