Re: Riding at night: a strategy for survival?

On May 1, 5:49=A0pm, ComandanteBanana <nolionnoprob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 1, 5:24=A0pm, Jens M=FCller <usenet-11-2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > ComandanteBanana schrieb:
>
> > > Anyway, now my next door neighbor wants to ride at midnight... And
he
> > > ain't one of those crazy bums on a Huffy. He even bought a vest with
> > > blinking lights
>
> > Args. Please don't use this blinking bull****s. It just distracts
other
> > drivers and makes them focus on the blinking.
>
> So how is it the blinking rear lights are OK? I don't think any solid
> light will be strong enough to be seen by drivers who simply aren't
> looking for bikes at that time... if they are paying any attention at
> all.
>
> I was told the same thing about having blinking lights on the canoe,
> which I fixed.

3M makes some pretty spectacular reflective tape that you can use for
all sorts of situations.  For example, I have a black helmet.  I put a
strip of the black reflective tape (which reflects white) on the back
of the helmet.  During the daytime you can't see it (it just looks
like a piece of electrical tape) but it is BRIGHT during the night.
Anything you can do to increase your visible profile is helpful.