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Another thread from over half a decade ago.
But to add to the discussion, I find as an occasional night time driver that bicycles with tires with reflective sidewalls are quite visible during the night when my headlights are on.
But the OP's concern (from 2011) was a driver ran a stop sign and nearly hit him. When a driver runs a stop sign, if they did not see the stop sign which was likely quite reflective, or if the driver was too drunk to care, not sure how anything on a bike will accomplish much more.