Originally Posted by
cyclezealot
My problem with ankle reflective straps, when I ride at night I am almost always on a bike with panniers. My panniers have reflective straps , but not so sure they are seen all that well from the rear. / Vests are the way to go. Highway workers, police , motorcyclists , fire people wear them . Why not cyclists.
Especially at night if it is reflective I am going to use it! FWIW I have come up on cyclists from behind that were using a feeble blinkie and one of the first things I spotted was the pedal reflectors going up and down from quite a distance back. Turned out to be a couple of touring cyclists that were a bit late getting to their destination. One thought to keep in mind, if you are using a vest and riding drop bars and in the drops the vest is not nearly as effective as someone with a more upright position. I have had people take a picture of me when riding just to see how much is really visible...
Aaron
