Wearing white in winter.
09-05-08, 12:18 PM
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Wearing white in winter.
Good idea? or horrible idea?
please explain.
please explain.
09-05-08, 02:27 PM
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Wearing white after Labor Day and prior to Memorial Day is generally considered a fashion faux pas. 
Seriously, I try not to blend into the environment when riding, so I probably would avoid wearing white while riding in a snowstorm.
Seriously, I try not to blend into the environment when riding, so I probably would avoid wearing white while riding in a snowstorm.
09-05-08, 08:34 PM
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If it is an article of clothing that you don't care whether it ends up being really dirty, go for it!
I've worn white while riding in rain, etc... You end up with a steak up the back if you don't have fenders.
Being in WI, be careful of blending in with the snow...
I've worn white while riding in rain, etc... You end up with a steak up the back if you don't have fenders.
Being in WI, be careful of blending in with the snow...
09-05-08, 08:59 PM
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Wearing white in a snowy winter makes excellent sense for the Military. Life saving even. Not the same for civilian cycling. Not at all the same. Back in snow country I wore bright yellow Goretex (tm). Top and bottom.
09-05-08, 09:21 PM
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most of the snow here isnt very white its more of a brown/grey and 80%+ of my commute is on a MUP where traffic is no issue and the other 20% is through downtown where the traffic should have no issue seeing me.
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I do not wear white because I might be mistaken for a deer and shot. A Maine woman was shot in her back yard as she was wearing white mittens, that was back in 1989.
I know of least two recent fatal shootings where local hunters were shot by other hunters, both of these happened near my bike routes and one within a few miles of my home.
Legal hunters do not scare me as much as any illegal hunters that might be out there, and they are out there.
I know of least two recent fatal shootings where local hunters were shot by other hunters, both of these happened near my bike routes and one within a few miles of my home.
Legal hunters do not scare me as much as any illegal hunters that might be out there, and they are out there.
09-06-08, 08:57 PM
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White, at night, good idea in downtown traffic, increases visibility. I enjoyed a study done years ago that indicated that while people can see that lime-yellow safety color better then others in controlled tests, hot pink is more likely to produce a reaction. Like: " I saw the safety vest as the sad looking man bounced off of my windshield" vs "I swerved away from the nut-case in the hot pink leotard."
