Bikers forced to wear reflective vests
11-05-12, 12:50 PM
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we would make them cool
11-05-12, 03:15 PM
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If you WANT to wear reflective vests (and I do, at night) they make some more minimal looking, but still very bright, ones for runners like these:
https://www.runningwarehouse.com/catpage-reflective.html
https://www.runningwarehouse.com/catpage-reflective.html
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11-05-12, 10:05 PM
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Nothing like having to wear extra clothing while exercising in hot weather.
11-06-12, 09:54 AM
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Illuminite owes my company 100+k for orders they have yet to back up... As far as I know, they won't be paying it back, but I do find their concepts interesting. Their area reflective fabric isn't nearly as effective/bright/durable, as the fabric we produce, but unfortunately, we can not afford doing business with them anymore.
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11-06-12, 10:05 AM
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11-06-12, 10:08 AM
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Ya mean the safety belt, AKA glow belt/magic belt that was required for everybody outdoors at base camps? Not vests, not a state or DOT requirement and just like their anal helmet requirement. Easy to force/require without any laws on people who have no say in the matter. No requirement for civilian bicyclists anywhere, unless under military jurisdiction. No bikers are being forced to wear reflective belts in the "normal" world found outside of military enclaves.
Surely you know the difference.
I happen to like the belts I brought back from Iraq and Afghanistan on my daily use bikes as shown on attached pictures. Always working, in daylight or in the beam of headlights.
Surely you know the difference.
I happen to like the belts I brought back from Iraq and Afghanistan on my daily use bikes as shown on attached pictures. Always working, in daylight or in the beam of headlights.
Why did you go all the way to afghanistan to buy those, when they make'em right here in the USA?
11-06-12, 10:20 AM
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11-06-12, 11:02 AM
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... and since it seems nobody can link to when it was introduced in the UK I can only assume it isn't happening there either ...
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11-08-12, 08:24 AM
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IMO it is safe to assume that, as previously pointed out, the OP was misleading and deceiving about a non-existent requirement for cyclists to wear reflective vests for reasons known only to him. Note the OP is now banned from BF.
11-08-12, 08:37 AM
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Yeah, let's create more barriers to entry for cycling...that's the ticket!
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11-08-12, 03:02 PM
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In deference to the importance of this topic you should round up twice the usual subjects
11-08-12, 05:43 PM
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Same thing in Spain : https://cheezburger.com/6748267776?ut...ailblog.ORG%29 but for different group 