High Viz observation

[ClobellsandBaubles]

Just an observation really as the nights are drawing in and there have been a few high viz rant threads lately. I was walking home the other day at dusk and got over taken by about 20 runners all wearing high viz. They were all running on the pavement so not in danger from cars but were all wonderfully visible. Personally I think the running high viz is quite flattering and pretty.

Anyway my question is why do runners find it so easy to kit themselves out in high viz for an evening and yet riders seem to find it more difficult but IMHO are much more likely to get hurt? Or are there other factors at work that I am not thinking of here?

 

[canteron]

Well, I buy my hi-viz from cycling shops - it is better designed and cheaper that the riding stuff!!

 

[Cadfael&Coffee]

i have no idea, mainly due to the fact that when i ride out in winter i always look like a lantern, and so does my poor horse

even in summer, it only takes a second to change into a hi vis tshirt!!

 

[Pedantic]

I think it's because we live in a Enshrine of tools with a a large population of Headdicks, how complicated can it be to pop a tabbard on as a minimum before riding, obviously it requires both brain cells to operate, which for some is pretty tricky.

 

[JFTDWS]

I think it's because we live in a Enshrine of tools with a a large population of Headdicks, how complicated can it be to pop a tabbard on as a minimum before riding, obviously it requires both brain cells to operate, which for some is pretty tricky.

Very tricky if you only have one...

 

[china]

I wear cycling hi viz, posted a thread on here about it a while back as they are a bargain in sports world and lots of people on here decided to buy some. I love mine!

 

[stencilface]

I saw someone out running with a pushchair last night, on the left hand side of the road with barely any high-vis on. Made me and took me a while to figure out what it was. So its not just horse riders!

 

[wench]

cylists are a pain for it around me... nearly mow one over at least once a week without hi-vis on, or even lights on their bike!

 

[Leg_end]

cylists are a pain for it around me... nearly mow one over at least once a week without hi-vis on, or even lights on their bike!

Hmm agreed. I always wear my hi viz when I'm off the yard and I have often had to ask people I'm hacking with to wear theirs when we go out even when it's getting towards dusk! It's crazy.