So i finally got to go riding the other day and man, was it freakin AWESOME. i rode 31.5 miles total and it was so great.
I could go riding alot more if I was comfortable doing it at night..which i'm not, for one main reason.. I have NO reflective gear, and i'm NOT going out without reflective gear. I've been scouring the internet looking for stuff and came across some usefull information on reflective safetly and night riding.
One of the greatest causes of death or injury, and the leading mortality factor for motorcyclists, is not being seen by other cars. Many people have died simply because they didn't see us. It's not that people in cars can't see us, they don't see us.
seriously, when your driving in your car, you look left, look right, then go. what you look for is 2 bright lights, and most of the time if you only see one, it doesn't register in your mind to 'wait' because your mind is saying 'it's not a car, it's ok to go'.
when you have reflective gear on, other cars see you and go 'wtf is that?' and it makes them look longer and harder and realize what is right in front of their face.
seriously, would you see this if you were driving a car?
or would you be more likely to see if someone was wearing one of these
or if their bike was covered in reflective tape? (i couldn't find an actual motorcycle with reflective tape on it, so i have to use a bicycle to prove my point)
i guess i'll just have to take pics of my bike after i get some reflective decals.
http://www.streetglo.net/reflective.tape/
