Can't believe people still ride without hi viz tbh...
Bloody hell.
I think it should be mandatory for insurance if you have an accident on the road.
It's so cheap, there's no excuse for not having any. If you can't afford to spend a couple of quid on a bog standard workman's tabard, then you shouldn't have a horse.
That's scary ! I looked for ages before seeing the horse ! Really makes you think doesn't it. I will be investing in a hi viz exercise sheet this winter
I like the middle ground. Sufficient hi viz to be seen, without scaring local wildlife.
It seems to be worse on certain areas. I've moved to an area with very little off road riding and the roads are narrow bendy lanes with high hedges.
You'd think local riders would be very safety aware but the opposite seems to be true. Hi viz is a rarity around here.
It sometimes seems that nervous 'happy' hackers are festooned in Hi Viz covering every inch of horse and rider, with the brightness of a pantomime dame, while at the other extreme, the more vain amongst competiton riders and hunters seem more likely to wear none, seemingly under the impression that they look so awesome that motorists will be drawn to stop and stare in admiration.
I like the middle ground. Sufficient hi viz to be seen, without scaring local wildlife.
What a great picture to really bring it home to people.
I had my closest 'near miss' some years ago in summer on a bright and sunny day, riding down a narrow road with some overhanging trees.
Driver wasn't doing anything wrong, just did not see us at all, we were passing under a tree with dappled shadows on the road and bright sun.
It was very scary, luckily horse was amazing though, and no harm done.
I wasn't wearing hi viz as I thought it would be ok on such a bright day, big mistake!
Never hack out without it now.
Happens all the time around here. We have several who don't wear a riding hat at any time riding in school or when hacking out!!!. One did wear a woolly bobble hat in the winter!!!!!!! Words fail me. It should be a legal requirement that cyclists, riders etc should wear high viz.