Originally Posted by
nayr497
I think hi viz does a very good job, or at least helps out.
For winter commuting I actually have a workwear hi viz jacket with 3M stripes across the chest/back. I hope that instead of people thinking, "Man, I hate cyclists! Let me buzz the jerk not burning fossil fuels!" that they might say, "Man, that guy was filling potholes all day, now he has to ride his bike home. I like that workerman! Let me give him plenty of room. Heck, I should stop and give him a cigarette too!" I really do think the psychology at play might work in my favor. Or, they might even think I'm a bike cop and really ride cautiously around me!
(I've been a manual laborer before.)
Are you my father? He said the same thing the other day! I like the theory about the bike cop -- or at the very least, I do like the idea that I look like someone with road authority of some kind... Move over! I'm trying to fix your roads, car-people!