Hectors Ghost
Active Member
"Too cool to care"... What does that mean? Do you think people that choose less than neon colors do it to "be cool"? I think it's quite the opposite. I believe lycra-clad peacocks are less concerned with being seen for safety sake and more concerned with just being seen, moving, or not. Do you realize there are between 15 and 20 million Americans that are color blind? Vivid, bright, and garish clothing won't do anything to mitigate the risk of riding around them while they drive. It has been proven that bright helmets do help with safety, but the biggest factor in being seen on a bike isn't color as much as lights and reflectors. The clothing I ride in the is clothing I live in. I don't have a single piece of clothing that I only wear while riding... that just seems silly to me. When I am riding somewhere that I am worried about not being seen I don lighted and reflective gear, the same gear I wear while walking in those same conditions. "Too cool to care"... seems like you have lumped a lot of riders together because they just don't want to look... well, ridiculous."too cool to care" stealth clothing.
Ride Safe.