Archive for January 9th, 2009
On Visibility
by rider on Jan.09, 2009, under General
I like being visible. When it comes to riding around some of the folks who drive here in Florida, I want to be visible. To Ray Charles. On a moonless night. At the bottom of a well.
While I was out riding around today, I passed by a safety supply store. I decided to stop in and see what they had that could be used to enhance visibility. And I think I managed to get the job done.
The vest is a light mesh, so it doesn’t block airflow through the mesh armored jacket. It has some handy pockets for things like change for the toll booth.
And it will take an especially unaware cager to fail to see it.
Had a very nice ride this morning, pretty much just rode until I got lost, then pulled out the iPhone to figure out how to get back home. Found myself on a 2 lane stretch of road with a 60mph speed limit, so I got to expand my envelope a little bit.
One day soon, it will be time for the first trip on the super-slab.
