Visibility

[the Ferret]

Coming from the Highway Traffic Safety field for the last 25 years before I retired, I knew how effective Hi Viz is when it comes to protecting highway workers by making them visible to other motorists. It's good stuff. A life saver! As a motorcyclist I have always been a slave to fashion though. In recent years I had noticed how much more easily seen motorcyclists wearing Hi Viz were on the street and how far away you could see them. Had been considering a Hi Viz jacket but already had a closet full of jackets. What to do with them? I started wearing a Hi Viz safety vest from the Highway safety biz but it was loose, and flapped in the wind and although better than nothing not an ideal vest. I must say Guth's vest in his avatar and the few pics of him he has posted inspired me and I admired his dedication to wearing it. So for Christmas I asked my wife for an Olympia Blaze Vest, a form fitting vest that could be worn over top of the coats I already had. I am really happy with this vest. Ultra visible, form fitting and adjustable for fit.

Hi Viz Olympia vest over black and silver jacket



Hi Viz Olympia vest over black leather jacket

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and as you can see in these photos, I also switched from wearing nothing but black helmets, to wearing a white helmet. The white helmet and Hi Viz vest make for a very visible combo. Yea I'm probably not as cool looking as I was before (vanity is such a cruel mistress isn't she?) but I feel safer and at my age safety is starting to take priority over looking cool. I'd like to think the Fonz would be wearing a Hi Viz vest at his current age lol.

Here is a link to the Olympia vest. I've searched but they seem to be the same price everywhere, and this is where I got and paid for mine. A bargain IMO. It's like I got 9 Hi Viz jackets for $80.

[url=http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/olympia-blaze-hi-viz-vest]http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/olympia-blaze-hi-viz-vest

when it comes to parking in a lot, I employ all 3 of the techniques listed above depending on conditions..I will park on the yellow stripes by the handicap slots, I will park with the back of my bike at the rear of the slot even with the back of the other cars and I will park out in the open all by myself and walk.