Carriage Driving people--High-viz

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What do you use on the back of the cart for high-viz please?

Local driver out the other day, piebald horse clearly visible on approach, driver had no high-viz and doubt I would ever persuade him to wear any.
Can you recommend something inexpensive for the back of the cart he was barely visible in dull conditions trotting along a fast A class road!
 
He could wear a tabard if he's visible over the cart? Or failing that, tying a builders type vest onto the back of the cart? Or could cut one of those up and do strips of reflective and yellow across the back?
 
We get a lot of people driving where we live. If they are sensible, everyone on the vehicle is wearing a proper hiz jacket.

I know they don't look attractive, but the simple fact is, if you want to stay alive on the road, you have to wear them.
 
I have a pair of reflective triangles on one of my two wheelers, I bought them from a trailer shop. I don't use that one much though. One of my big four wheelers has round reflectors on it that came with it new. We wear hi-vis gillets every time we go out for driver and backstepper. That's enough I think. We have a lot of hunters / shooters around our way. If you don't want to wear a gillet you could always hang one over the seat I suppose; or make a flag for the whip holder.
 
we've cable tie 2 little high-viz triangles and we also have an old 'slow horses' road sign. No idea where it came from its the hardwearing cardboard type in yellow and that's also cable-tied to the back.
We keep high viz jackets under the seats so someone is always wearing one. You can also get high-viz sheets for the horse cut for driving. Zilco do them.
 
The back of my carriage has reflectors like a small trailer my groom wears hi viz and I wear a glaringly red reflective coat in winter and hi viz gilet in sumner.
I only drive on the road when conditions are excellent will stay in the schooling paddocks if murky at all . Drivers tend to be more cautious of the carriage than just a horse I don't know why but perhaps because it's unusual to see carriages round here . I luckily never need to go on A roads.
 
I think the person could be described as ''set in his ways'' he has been starting horses for driving for a very long time, so not sure he will listen but prepared to try when I next see him!!
 
We have a couple of driving people round me and lots of narrow dark lanes. Honestly you cannot see the carriage from behind - so dangerous.
I meant to go round and tell them, but someone has obviously beaten me to it because they now have a hi viz band on the back of the trap and all the occupants of the trap are in hi viz jackets.
 
I have seen carriages with banners tied on the back which are apparently available from the Driving Society. Otherwise, driver could just wear hi viz jacket or something I suppose.
 
Cuffey said:
What do you use on the back of the cart for high-viz please?

Local driver out the other day, piebald horse clearly visible on approach, driver had no high-viz and doubt I would ever persuade him to wear any.
Can you recommend something inexpensive for the back of the cart he was barely visible in dull conditions trotting along a fast A class road!
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You can buy hi-vis tape or you can get reflective badges (triangles) for the back of the cart - in fact I think these may be a legal requirement - they are on a trailer (the open sort you carry stuff in). Halfords usually have them. Mind you, you might be flogging a dead horse if the driver is as stupid as he sounds
 
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