Originally Posted by
Aeneas
There was a gentleman who's story I read on another forum that was hit from behind by an inattentive motorist while still wearing his vest, and rather well lit with blinkies etc, a couple years ago. He was hospitalized for about a week and off his bike for several months. That he survived was good, but just doing all you can is sometimes not enough... but I'd rather do all I can to see and be seen than leave stuff up to chance.
A guy near me was just run down and killed in this exact situation. He was lit up like an xmas tree, and in the bike lane on a very wide 4-lane road. He was 57 years old and retired from the Navy. His bike commute was about 15 miles one way, so he was no amateur.
I am happy lighting my bike up to no end, but I will never wear a green vest.