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experminents with neon clothing and reflect accents for safety
we are continuing our quest to be as safe and visible as possible, we have the neon tights, the neon tops, reflective belts, bands, etc, we have the ANSI / OSHA certified class III reflective vests, but we continue the quest to have outfits that are visible as well as comfortable to wear as we walk, run or bike.
These are the neon yellow outfits we have tried, from the company in Florida, we have some neon orange outfits, the neon orange color may be the better color for wear during the summer, as the orange contrasts with the greenery we have here on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The neon yellow appears better for the late afternoon, evening and nights when paired with reflective belts, bands and / or vests.
Since we both usually run in races together, the neon outfits we wear show up in the sea of black, and blues and white outfits. There have been a number of comments by local media about the couple with the neon yellow (or green or orange) outfit we may be wearing. One local station has made several comments how we stand out in the sea of runners, walkers, sorry we do not do bike races, to dangerous. We have a couple of other couples who run with us, along with their kids, and we all wear the same color outfits when we race, and we tend to run as a group, 10 runners in neon yellow tights and tops, grouped together really tend to stand out as a right spot in all the other non-neon clothing.
we have had a number of negative comments from some others who make fun of our visibility, like guys do not wear neon yellow, neon green or neon orange is the usual comment form the guys in their black shorts and tights. After several cyclists have been hit here in he Mobile area there appears to be a subtle change occurring, there are now a couple of others who have adopted neon yellow, green or orange. There are now a few more folks out for walks and runs with reflective materials.
as mentioned above, there are a few others who share the desire to be seen and safe.
older post below:
determined that I needed to be more visible while we rode out bicycles on and near roads.
most bikers wear a colored top, not necessarily neon and black shorts and bottoms, really not that visible. A lot of the colored tops act more like camouflage rather than being visible as a solid color would be.
we found the neon tops at a local sporting goods store and the tights come from a company in Florida. who has them in 51 colors, a number of them neon.
we have some zentari suits we wear that are neon, wearing over bike clothing stretches them in the waist and bottom area, kind of baggy for running, we found these work better able to replace as needed when worn.
we get stopped regularly by others who tell us we stand out from a long distance, we are quite visible..
experminents with neon clothing and reflect accents for safety
we are continuing our quest to be as safe and visible as possible, we have the neon tights, the neon tops, reflective belts, bands, etc, we have the ANSI / OSHA certified class III reflective vests, but we continue the quest to have outfits that are visible as well as comfortable to wear as we walk, run or bike.
These are the neon yellow outfits we have tried, from the company in Florida, we have some neon orange outfits, the neon orange color may be the better color for wear during the summer, as the orange contrasts with the greenery we have here on the Alabama Gulf Coast. The neon yellow appears better for the late afternoon, evening and nights when paired with reflective belts, bands and / or vests.
Since we both usually run in races together, the neon outfits we wear show up in the sea of black, and blues and white outfits. There have been a number of comments by local media about the couple with the neon yellow (or green or orange) outfit we may be wearing. One local station has made several comments how we stand out in the sea of runners, walkers, sorry we do not do bike races, to dangerous. We have a couple of other couples who run with us, along with their kids, and we all wear the same color outfits when we race, and we tend to run as a group, 10 runners in neon yellow tights and tops, grouped together really tend to stand out as a right spot in all the other non-neon clothing.
we have had a number of negative comments from some others who make fun of our visibility, like guys do not wear neon yellow, neon green or neon orange is the usual comment form the guys in their black shorts and tights. After several cyclists have been hit here in he Mobile area there appears to be a subtle change occurring, there are now a couple of others who have adopted neon yellow, green or orange. There are now a few more folks out for walks and runs with reflective materials.
as mentioned above, there are a few others who share the desire to be seen and safe.
older post below:
determined that I needed to be more visible while we rode out bicycles on and near roads.
most bikers wear a colored top, not necessarily neon and black shorts and bottoms, really not that visible. A lot of the colored tops act more like camouflage rather than being visible as a solid color would be.
we found the neon tops at a local sporting goods store and the tights come from a company in Florida. who has them in 51 colors, a number of them neon.
we have some zentari suits we wear that are neon, wearing over bike clothing stretches them in the waist and bottom area, kind of baggy for running, we found these work better able to replace as needed when worn.
we get stopped regularly by others who tell us we stand out from a long distance, we are quite visible..